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11-onorable Mayor & City, CouncH 0 1 /2 3 /2 A -If
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14core to youA
totally di"scouraged. We have be,.-eini
ozr ing fol -Is
over P ---t year wfb- Chula lVista, staff creating a
pat, to refieve Ntirr Placed on ou. r
romr- nianity' s er " Tenant Protection
99 So for I have been able to get you to
Usli-- iip- ly ca - i -le abo- sat pa - in you are ir- fic-cl- ng on Chii, M So Countless firrues I have Eamma]"Red and SnWI
M a I e d 0 -"1q
requesting guidance how we ma relleve
the 11- 1-1,-ancia]-, burden you have placed on dheca
ry
i) c- S 01-i our conn - n-mnifty9s tenants, I have yet.. - I'm eveng- 0 rete-- 31-We the courtesy of a
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Four Areas of ementO
N' ou-, have already been presented the four a- e
where we all can agrees ( See italics below)
1 ) Two Clauses are what is causing the most harm by
threatening Landlords and Tenants who have ina- de
inadvertent mistakes with $ 5, 000. 00 daily fines. Clauses
r v - olation-, 1-W this65. 081,-,.)C.2, (" Civil penalt'...-. --- 41 fo. 1 & 1 V &-., *--
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chapter may be assessed at a rate not to exceed $ 5, 000 per violation per day. Tf ries ct violation occurs it i' s not fliat a - m..)rarning o. r nolticle, to c. 1t.ree inu. S.Ifirst be Yve citation • or civilveben m penalrv, n fore aadinistrati may be issued.") and 9. 65. 060E ( Reporting
Requirements. wer and ToenwirwI City -
with information regarding ternill' imfion oT' Tenancies at ff
h time( s) and with such d e i is as shall be required k -x; Ci4) in the atten. alcuit Administrative Re.-giiii/ eations.) 2) t
Landlords of the 1`
36, 033 rental units (* Stc7ffsqVdIN - ed
data) rause raise rents in order imp pound- fiinds to pay the ten e of tlwse who have madeinil-.
20,61-I'vertent errors..
psiluod y no " Bad Actors in CAI. Ditring the
7 --
entire firstm/ r
a qf - qe- nforcennent, stai'
ltf
has yet to be nmae
aivare Qfa. single Landlord or Tenant sub c t to a fine,, 1 1% -
m placed onZri")
Wthl so j,eW " Riciid Actor , , es tkifi-, nancial
the backs of Te za could very well exceed the potential bene is received by the " Tenant Protect iOrdinance' s" constant threat of $ 5, 000. 00 dai sv nes .
Path to Brin TPO into State CoMDliance: M.
We have found a way to bring Chula Vista' s " Tenant
with
a
Protection Ordinance'" m* compliance witn California
State mandates withoecessanhanrnrenters,,
See italics below)
The simple task of modifying the verbiage of the TPO in order to reduce a Landlord' s need to drastically raise rents can easilv be accomplished with an addition of ihe , allowing clause to care must first be given before an
culfrizi, nistrative chation or civil penalty may be issued".
Upon warning, the - vast majority, of individuals will YI coin' t-o into compliance, ivhile thefew unscrupulous Tenants and Landlords will atterapt to circunnvent tl-,,,e law,, a
An added bontis of such a notification pro, 17eeittre is that P 0
a wa. 1,7-ting simplifies the process qT idxn,+- ifi7-:
ng and le v-ying
finto.- s against " BadActors
i believe otir cit - v attorney will confinn that it is Possible to warn. noncomphlant individuals and still be in alignment with` li or i' s% envw TPinandates.,
IVE
In trad Lj di On Of Tenant Protection Ordinalm-, thrill my calculations out of wack. Threatening Landlords
with $ 5, 000. 00 daily fines fo,"Iri'
l,
simlerroohrE, wlefl.
no op- nnrtuniety to correct .. i errors, forces assnve Y increases the most vul- nerab- 1-P.. of., our comniunity. eI V Staff R QB U. li e f -A
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v b e u4n ecf --AbI I r a re. st a., is quAred to conusiul - g VC 011,71 Colnur- 161 Whownt - i, T P 0 co- i
Regulations.- MOSIL te- 1--lansts wn. - i-rn- ore c.-,,auise. 91.655-060E 115' IT
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ati on o p t e -n t Jialae. q - AY 1, S e i' S 1131 Paoi rto s-ubs< 1--,
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9',11 ra"
415000. 00 GI -3M, -My fines. a /
On manv Staff as informed City Co3avn-cil oafco
t -he Precarious 3 anzclia1 situation of our rental
community ( see City Staff stippled data ifl italics below).
Over a year ago I warned you the present wording of the 4 -
Tenant Protection Ordinance" would require Landlords
ta drastically raise rents thereby forcing hundreds of
ppople from their homes and out on the streets. We car, ce; ft, a drastic increase in homelessness this E -e= ar, Although Pa- ve 4 of 7in,
0 raise irvents
Cine Std S ppd Data:
1- 4
1) ChulaVista Population.- 28. 5, 9/7-2,
CuIa Fista - T.S. Cesus Bureau QurckFcts)
2 1 1 ". 3Average number of * ndiv " duals in each household: '-". 3-1 Chula Vista - U. S. Census Bureau Ouick-. facts)
3) T Is
Percentage Churr- Io, TIsta Ptoz,,,tsilng i-t hich are rentals. 42% Data compiled by C ' Stdff'
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Number o itU- sf s, tc-,, - 36, 033
1Pomilatio. 11,
Qi' Chula Vista ( 283 0,72 div' ded by the averrage
M11171-ber of people residing in each Residence ( 3. 31) equals 85, 792 multiplied the percentage of residences which are rentals ( 412%) eqitals the appro.- Winate number of Chula Vista rental units. ( 36, 033)
5) Approximate number of Chula Hista renters,,- 9,? 68 ( CV Population 283, 97? X * 42% — 119, 268)
61 Approx " mate Average illIonthly Chula Vista Rent
3, 047. 00 ( See attached CV Staff provided " Relocatiol' i Assistance" Pic - Average qf Line 2ndfrom bottoni)
7) With no right to citre, amount of daily fine levi d ifI/ C- 7 Landlord or Zenaninadvertently makes a papenvork 1,.-,-,,rro,-, rv1
when Tenant terminates lease and rn- oves,,- $ 5, 000. 00 Clauses 9. 65. 060 E and 90 5, 080 C2 off' zs ial
Landlord and Tenant Oi- clinance")
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0 v iw-- avetoagre monthly rent merease alloivApd. $ 304.',' 7--t"Iv- 7 CW3047. 00 x 10%. California AIIR2 5% plus inj'lation MaxN 10%)
9) Averiage of monIthts, requthred, , fol, 4
Landlo al to
bvne- 16, wipoundfc;- ijd, f.
q,v s4l",$ 50100, 00d. lvvl*,de. il"$ 301
11,
70)
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A simple an.- P.-011ysilsof the ... oa.t- T.
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179, 125:).
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Iph, ELI, approximate lt.,-ot-, al rrionth- 1-
ma- xi- m, vu- m rent increase I.-,.awt", ed on Chula - enter 11! 3,
Landlords are forced to im- pound funds to the-- pay daily flnes, v. (
36, 033 Rentad UndtS bj,,, the 10% mwxI
alto - wed rent at/ jitstrn- ren. 3Nf . 70 — $ 10, 979, 255000) 2) 596 Homeless: Apraoxlr a, - tome f Homeless
1,- 1 - istci-- renterscreated if one half of one pnrceni' of C . h---,., 17 are forced out of their homes by
by the Tenant Prt fence CV Population
283 W ,
1972 x 4 2 119, 268 x . 5%
IPage
1 The fact that city
Landlords to fine
enforce... m., ent pl.%oves
Actors".
staff has found no Tenants or -
0 in the first year of TPO
there are virtually no " Bad
With Vua o ' Tc . s" purpose is served
by th—reo-M®lein.-
Linig Tenants and Landlords with $ 5, 000. 00
daily fines.
3) 4. . A-
It is the THREAT of a finte ffie fine itself which is
0 forcing ny Landlords to ivvantse rA - ents
Ma
OPO
On9
IS Vol! 1, we O-Dut, the nght track
171Rh our ao-'templts: " ro Ole, * ate the press - tire placed on, Landlorcb&-- to r- n' t-, so If pot, whet. modifleations of our spa roach would you suggest? Thxnk You so much
I - is matter. Ifior all -- T-
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