Item 19 - Resolution Acknowledging Judgment in a Case Challenging the Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance

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City Clerk's Office www.santa-ana.org/cityclerk Item # 19 o`er City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report March 17, 2026 TOPIC: Resolution Acknowledging Judgment in a Case Challenging the Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance AGENDA TITLE Resolution Acknowledging Judgment in a Case Challenging the Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution acknowledging judgment and order by the Court to sever the last sentence of Section 8-3180(a) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, as provided in Ordinance No. NS-3073, establishing the composition of the Rental Housing Board. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ACKNOWLEDGING JUDGMENT IN CASE CHALLENGING THE RENT STABILIZATION AND JUST CAUSE EVICTION ORDINANCE GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No DISCUSSION On November 5, 2024, 57.63% of the voters of Santa Ana approved Measure CC, titled "An Ordinance of the People of the City of Santa Ana Adopting a Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance," Ordinance No. NS-3073 ("Ordinance"). On February 4, 2026, the Superior Court of California, County of Orange entered an Amended Judgment ("Judgment") in the Orange County Apartment House Association, Inc. dba Apartment Association of Orange County v. City of Santa Ana, et al. case, Case No. 30-2023-01308094-CU-JR-CXC ("Litigation"), a case whereby plaintiff challenged the Ordinance on various constitutional grounds alleging four causes of action. The Judgment was entered as follows: 1) the Court granted plaintiff's motion for summary adjudication on plaintiff's first cause of action, and 2) the Court granted the City's motion for summary adjudication as to the second, third, and fourth causes of action.