Nritten Communication.
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Honorable Mayor & City Council 10/03/23
As you probably know, 1 am here to educate you of
the devastating side effects the "Tenant Protection
Ordinance" has on the Homeless, Elderly, and Chula
Vista's Rental Community. Additionally at the end of
tonight's and the next two presentations we will inform you of a very simple solution.
At Council Meeting of 07/25/23: we pointed out the
$5,000.00 daily fines levied against unsuspecting
Landlords and/or tenants for simple paperwork errors.
At Council Meeting of 08/08/23 you were made
aware of the two Clauses within the Ordinance which
does the most financial harm to Chula Vista renters.
At Council Meeting of 09/12/23 you were informed
City Staff's introduction of "Tenant Protection Ordinance Administrative Regulations" was a botched attempt to
clean up the "glitches" and poor wording of the "Tenant Protection Ordinance"
Regarding $5,000.00 Fines For Inadvertent Errors:
Staff has communicated on many occasions it is not
their intention to levy fines for inadvertent paper work errors. Tonight, and the next two council meetings to
follow, we will explore three points why that statement is simply NOT true:
Point One:
Chula Vista residents of Mobile Home parks must
pay the City a $12.00 annual fee if they want to receive Rent Protection from the owners of Mobil Home Parks
who raise space fees more than permitted by City
Ordinance. Mobil Home Park residents are informed the
$12.00 fee is used to pay staff for enforcing the ordinance.
At a recent Housing & Homeless Commission
meeting, Staff informed those in attendance: " ...the City is currently staffing up the Housing & Homeless Services Department by ten positions in order to enforce the Tenant Protection Ordinance."
Considering Chula Vista's policy for recouping funds
required to enforce Mobil Home Park ordinances, WE
ARE BEING VERY NAIVE IN BELIEVING WELL
MEANING OWNERS WOULD NOT FACE
SUBSTANTIAL FINES (WHICH MUST BE PASSED
ON TO TENANTS) IN ORDER TO FUND STAFF
TIME FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE "TENANT
PROTECTION ORDINANCE". In fact, our City
Manager would be remiss if a funding mechanism is not
created to support a burgeoning enforcement staff.
A Very Simple Enforcement Mechinism:
Considering violators of the "Tenant Protection
Ordinance" must be informed anyway, the most efficient way to enforce the TPO is to simply warn unsuspecting Owners and/or Tenants when they are in violation. This can be
accomplished by removing the following underlined words of Clause 9.65.080C2: "...When a violation occurs it is not required that a warning or notice to cure must first be given before an administrative citation or civil penalty may be issued."
Once conscientious Owners and/or Tenants are informed
of their violation, they will gladly come into compliance, while unscrupulous individuals will attempt to circumvent the law. This procedure would simplify the process of
identifying and levying fines against "Bad Actors"
The next two Council presentations you will be
informed why City Staff will resist the removal of the above five underlined words. Thank You.
Joseph A Raso