mioWritten Communic nsj
Item # P&Namea51%
CHULA VISTA., CA 91910
Honorable Mayor & Cl*ty COUTICH IOA7/ 23-1
As vou probably know, I am here to educate ou ot
heevastating side effects the " otectnantPri011Z
Ord- inance" has on the Homeless. I-Elderiv- 1, and Ch" LlIa Vl' stca s Rental Community ,
At Celf Meeting of 07/ 25/ 2,3,*, , ve pointed OL -ft
how the threat $ 5, 000. 00 daily- fines levied acry st ut' is-l" w-
uspecting Landlords and/ or tenatits for simpl- e
paperwork errors forces massive rent increases.
At Councli], N-leeting of 08/ 08/ 23 - vo- u were made
aware of the two Clauses within the Ordinance vtu, cli
does the tnost. finuncial harm to Chula Vista renters.
0 At Council i Zeetietg of 09/ 1.2/ 2).3 you. were informed p .
ff I
S ntrgid : o n (-,) f " Tenant Protection Ordinance
ttem Pt toAd- mmistrat.,, tv,, e R-e(- 1u1at. 1*1()- 1'1S was a botch -ed a 111 0 (; r7enantclean u-- the " o].* tches" and - 4-%
oor word* f theP
Protection OrdinanCe"
At Council Meeting of ' 10/ 03/ 2.3 you were ini' armed of the 1st of 3 points why unsuspecting !_ andlc; a-ck and/ or
Tenants N. 7
111 be su ject to $ 5, 000. 00 daily fines for
unsuspecting paper errors,
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hi. f ImPItIlIaDernork ! L. rro, rs
if o r
Staff had no dest' re to I-evy fines f orW
16 i,nadve- rtent errors they would have not pur osely inserted. the f ve words underlined be -low.
Clause 9. 6-5. 08OC21V* "'Cll vil penalties for violafions of t tls chapter maj7 be assessed at a rate not to exceed $ 5, 000 lation per daj7 When a violation occurs iLLif iper vto
LcqALrxj. L1.w, t a warning or notice to cure must first be given, bqforIntiliistrative citation. or civdpenfly v
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may* be uett,
CitYOne reason whLStaff will resist warning
unsusDectj Landlords they ain violation of the
TPO:
w' e have been i.nfon7ied ley Staff the - five underlined wards above were purposely added 14.1. Order to ease
0 IIIIenfiorcementof th- e "' Fenant Protectlon Ordinance- 1 Staff'
prefers not to be requ.- fredto warn. Owners and/ or Tenants wh o are in violation of the Oz-di iance because it IS
It- tht.
di-.1--t--tcu ' It to differentiate between an inadvertent error or W- 1,41-rul misconduct.
11With that flawtoCVed. gj. c, the - P I
ticket ever! on. e d.r, I`vI. 11CI down. the road as opposed separating speeders from- drivers obeying ral ic IaNvs.
Staff sh. otild rea- lize flie, pui.- pose of the "' FenanI Protection
0.,.7d.-i*.n. a.n. ce'" i.s to PROTECT Te-nants and NOT make st!.-aff' s ob easier b - drect -- 6rciy owners - to dwellc lly47 rai. se ren - t -S.
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A. Ve- r e En, orCLQ.iyteiitt. Mechin- isi,3L f, 0
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Cons" idermg vi. o. lators of'" Tenant Protect" ion
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7 A .)- a] acti. 0. 11 Cari e i-n. ust be in. - k ., rrr).. ed bef re anlec an be taken, the most ef fitcient way to ell fiolrce t T PO is to slimpty F t-ianls wwa,,, u,ns- Lispecting Owrters irtnd.,/ or Ii,,en tiiey are 11111 vio. ki't.i.on. This can be accomplished. by removirlo- 17, the ft SOC eiri ).110wiin.gtttid- erlined words of C`Iause 9. 654J_,_ red that a -war-, rtill 01, 11"ti lation occurs it isnot rea irio to cure inustfirvt be be re an ad, 111.1intstrative citt- iflon r 1, 11 It
or civtlpeiiaftj, rtiav be issuea. Once con scl entl* 0" LIS Owners and/ or ' T""enants Of their viotatiionu, they w. 1,11
g1ad. 1v coni. e. into compfican ce, while unscrupulous individuals W1. 1.1 attem- ffi, e Jawt Th* pt to c-itreu.tnven t 0 is procedur ew. would, M- PlIfyI. - the process of identifying ane n fines 4gaij-,., ist Ba,d Actors".
Thatik )..` ou.
PS. Just a quick note, -
I') So.rry ' to report the Hol- Ileless works- liop you held 101051"'4"23 came across as a " Do( y &
Pony Show". M j -
indivi- duals
were visa pointed because thev arri. ved. *-% reP pared t use. the pron- i.-i.sed- five minutes to express their concerns about the C* Y, Mru. e nu- n.,'i-bers of h.o. rrt- Ie",-'-- in our con,,-, i- rrwiay, Many are 0 AD
ful- ly vNare th--ts situation is Pexas- l"%
erated ' by the 4,--
oorl
th. the arbItraword, ed "' Fe.tian. t" - Protection Ord. inance-, 1. ucti ., tttes som- ered 1.0n of ti. me to th-ree r- I of tliose in. and. C r
to reafi* ze ttl-, Mayoi tvCo n. 61-
coul. d-t17t care less about the I-iotnetes, s siluzialion whi- Ch IiS largely, cau- sed. bv the poor d-ec* s is,, -r,,
i k A- j- ion nna o" our p •.,itev. "` ti
Gi,tv- COU-ncil'
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1- P s o n. csi )- u Jed. bv our G.I.-ty .-tm el ifly dju-i 1'1- i-efusal to tiiod. jify the most ecre- loious previ, ously mentt* otne d4zn clauses of tf _e Tenant Pr : tn 0. rd- jt' ianc . Stxf,-,,- a lack well. ti.,i-eat- t.tnga,(:1,
I- j..on. has - fi6rced. .,M. e.) and, huindred, s of ofte, t, n.,` andlords,, t(--) d.-
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asti- catly rat* se t"ents, wb- icil- i of course offl-, v itnc. reases ' t-1-te h . rf
e { s popt,..- tIa.`
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11014 Of OLI], coj'. n-ni. un-. Ity,
v occas - 1011-S if City Staff wou- ldIi -ave beeri. ri- ned. on main.., to a.re tna in vi. -opy w]. dverten- fly la .. _ ot
the TPO, I could, lower the - Monthly rent
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by asin some cases
mucli as $' 400. 00.,