NS-3073 - Adopting a Rent Stabilization Just Cause Eviction Ordinance

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Residency Law, Civil Code section 798, et seq., shall be incorporated into the definition of Rent, as applicable. "Rent Increase" means any additional Rent demanded of or paid by a Tenant for a Rental Unit, including any reduction in Housing Services without a corresponding reduction in the amount demanded or paid for Rent; or a pro rata increase in costs of Housing Services apportioned to a Rental Unit. "Rental Agreement" means a lease, sublease, or other agreement, written, oral or implied, between a Landlord and a Tenant for the use and/or occupancy of a Rental Unit and for Housing Services. With respect to Mobilehomes and Mobilehome Spaces in Mobilehome Parks, any regulations of rental agreements or leases within the Mobilehome Residency Law, Civil Code section 798, et seq., shall be incorporated into the definition of Rental Agreement, as applicable. "Rental Housing Board" or "Board" means the Rental Housing Board established by Division 5 of this Article xlx of Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. "Rental Registry" means the database or portal where Landlords register Rental Units, update Rental Unit information, update Tenancy information, submit notices, and pay the Rental Registry Fee. "Rental Unit" means any building, structure, or part thereof, or any Mobilehome and Mobilehome Spaces in a Mobilehome Park, offered or available for rent for residential use or occupancy in the City, including the land appurtenant thereto, together with all Housing Services in connection with the use or occupancy thereof, including common areas and recreational facilities held out for use by the Tenant, which is not exempt pursuant to the exemptions set forth in this Article. "Residential Real Property" or "Residential Property" means any housing unit, including a room or group of rooms designed and intended for occupancy by one or more persons, including a Rental Unit and a Mobilehome or Mobilehome Space in a Mobilehome Park, offered for rent or lease in the City. "Tenancy" means the right or entitlement of a Tenant to use or occupy a Rental Unit, including a Mobilehome or Mobilehome Space in a Mobilehome Park. "Tenant" means any renter, tenant, subtenant, lessee, sub -lessee, roommate with Landlord's consent, or any other person or entity entitled under the terms of a Rental Agreement, or by sufferance, or by state or Ordinance No. NS-3073 Page 4 of 40