AR 10 SUPP CORRESPONDENCE — Pasadena City Council, April 11, 2022

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Hello, my name is Tom W. and I would like to give input for the upcoming consideration to end the eviction moratorium. I have added an ADU to my property here in Pasadena, and am mulling over the current situation before renting it out. As a City, we are short on 'affordable' housing for young people desiring to live/work here.

My intent was to 'share' my good fortune and long standing property ownership with another person less fortunate. The moratorium, and resultant horror stories of unpaid rent, coupled with the end of 'rental assistance' has given me pause.

There is no reason to 'rent' my ADU if the tenant can refuse to pay and there is no public funding to compensate me for this 'taking' of my assets. I would be forced to subsidize another, and shoulder the burden of upkeep/maintenance et cetera for said person. There is a limit to 'good intentions', and it would seem the 'moratorium' has outlived the good intentions of those in gov't.

Please vote to end the moratorium in the City of Pasadena. Perhaps the County of Los Angeles will then come to their senses, Pasadena having 'lead by example'.

Thank you, Tom W
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Tyler Werrin
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4/11/22 AR #10, Eviction Moratorium
Thank you, your email is being submitted as public comment on agenda item #10 Margo L. Morales
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Hello,
I'm writing to you all again regarding the Pasadena eviction moratorium. While I am grateful that the Ordinance is being brought up at the council meeting on April 11th, after reviewing the agenda it is clear that the proposal to sunset the eviction moratorium on June 30th 2022 will do nothing for property owners.

To explain:

AB 2179 was passed on March 31st, 2022. This state law preempts all local eviction moratoriums for non payment of rent passed before August 19 2020, for three months (until June 30 2022) . Pasadena's eviction moratorium was passed 3/171202, so it is effectively grandfathered in.

LA County's eviction moratorium, which extends all the way until June 2023 for non payment of rent was instituted 1/25/22, and thus preempted by AB 2179. Property owners within LA county who reside in cities without eviction moratoriums (like Pasadena's) are free to evict tenants for non-payment ofrent. It is imperative, now that ERAP has closed its doors and rent relief has been exhausted, that property owners can once again use the powers granted to them through their leasing agreements to take back their properties and earn income for the first time in years.

That brings us to the problem with the timeline of the Council's agenda item: If the proposed sunset date of the Pasadena moratorium is June 30, 2022, starting July 1, 2022, LA County protections will kick back in and will leave me and others like me to twist in the wind until June of 2023. 04/11/2022
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In response to the rationale for not ending the moratorium in "mid may" due to lack of time to set up "eviction mitigation efforts", AB 2179 provides protections for tenants who have been responsible and have applied for ERAP, or Housing is Key. Over two years have passed to prepare for this day of the end of eviction protections for non payment of rent. That is two years where a tenant has not had to pay for rent, utilities and other expenses.

Beyond this, an "easy" eviction is still a long process - more than enough time for the city to create "mitigation strategies" to stem a theoretical surge in evictions. Tenants have already had 2 years to figure out a plan; what is an extra 3 months going to do?
To that note, the statistics provided under this subsection are misleading:

During the month of September 2021 (the final month that the state moratorium was in effect) 1,059 eviction cases were filed In the following three-month period October through December 2021, a total of 4,078 cases were filed, averaging 1,358 cases per month. This represents a 28% increase in eviction filings per month after the cessation of the state moratorium.

Of COURSE that number would rise following a two year eviction moratorium for rent! It is likely that landlords were willing to wait a month before resorting to the lengthy and expensive process of eviction. It is literally the last resort, and it has been taken away for the past two years.

We will never get to net-zero for evictions; the only way for it not to increase is to ban evictions permanently.

This data also does not indicate how many of those evictions were successful - with the added statewide tenant protections afforded by AB832 (providing eviction protection until March 31, 2022 if a tenant applied for aid), I suspect that the number is far lower.

Please reconsider the sunset date and move it in line with the date suggested for Commercial tenants. Landlords have had to bear this burden for too long and enough is enough. Water rates are up, natural gas rates are up, materials costs are up ... the list goes on. Property owners deserve to be paid for their services rendered.

Thank you,
Tyler Werrin
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I am a lifelong resident of Pasadena and a current Real Estate broker in Pasadena. I have had many conversations with my clients who own rental property in the city of Pasadena that has experienced the loss of rental income because of the eviction moratorium. For most landlords, their rental income is their only source of income. It's time to give landlords back control of their properties. Do the right thing and Vote to Sunset the Eviction Moratorium.

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Hi there,
I believe that you should remove the rent moratorium as it is affecting landlords negatively by putting the financial burden on them exclusively.

Some are in a position that is causing harm to their property, pets and themselves and they have no way out of the situation.

Thank you for your consideration.
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Please do the right thing and end the Residential Eviction Moratorium.

The City, the County and the State make it so difficult to develop/build housing, and then so expensive and onerous to rent it out ... and you wonder why we have a housing shortage? Everyone loves housing, but hates landlords.

Over half of the food grown during WWII was in backyard victory gardens, we can solve this problem if people, especially our elected officials do the right thing. Be a part of the solution, not the problem! Thank you, sincerely, respectfully,
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McMillan, Acquanette (Netta)
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Dear Councilmember Williams,
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I own two 4-plexes in Pasadena. A recommendation to sunset the Eviction Moratorium at this time makes sense. Covid numbers are down and tenants are easing back to gainful employment and are now able to pay their rent, utility bills, etc ...

We thank you for hearing the concerns of housing providers and renters alike. Small housing providers have struggled throughout the pandemic and are trying to recover as best they can.

Any continuation of the eviction moratorium would be a one-sided approach that only supports a select group of our community. We support the community, and we hope the Council will support the staff recommendation to sunset the eviction moratorium.

I STRONGLY SUPPORT the staff recommendation and urge City Council to recommend a sunset to the current emergency order related to COVID-19.

Sincerely,
Efren Rodriguez
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ON EVICTION OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TENANTS IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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Please include for the recordon Item 10.

Honorable Councilmembers,
Continuing the current Pasadena policy serves no purpose but to make the housing situation worse. lt creates more issues than it solves for both the City and tenants since there is no longer any money for tenant assistance.

It also puts the City in jeopardy and makes it liable.

If the Council would like to ensure that tenants are truly protected then vote to end the Eviction Moratorium in Pasadena and allow the City to default the policy to the very strict LA County Eviction Moratorium. This action protects both tenants and the City.

I support the Staff recommendation that the Residential Eviction Moratorium remain s in effect through June.

This will allow a seamless transition of tenant protections to continue under the LA County Eviction Moratorium when the Pasadena Moratorium is lifted.

Thank you,
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Danielle Moskowitz
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To Whom it May Concern,
I am writing to submit public comment with regards to the COVID-19 eviction moratorium. As someone who has worked in the nonprofit sector in LA County for nearly a decade, I've had first-hand experience with the consequences of inequities in our region, severely exacerbated by the effects of the pandemic. I support that housing is a right, and understand that oftentimes renters are unable to pay rent through no fault of their own.

However, I have also seen the struggles of the private landlord, who has been shouldered with the burden of supporting tenants with minimal public support. Yes, the Housing is Key program has provided for some rent relief but the payments are oftentimes very much delayed while mortgages and property taxes are still owed.

With the ending of the program, many small landlords will be faced with shouldering an even greater burden, without the hope of public rent relief. These people may be put in a position of losing their buildings and homes, which ultimately would lead to even greater housing insecurity for all. Furthermore, the moratorium , having no leeway for health and safety concerns, has led to many more potential landlords not wanting to go through the risk of renting their properties. This again, will ultimately lead to less housing stock and more housing insecurity.

Blanket eviction moratoriums are not the answer. Blanket ending of the moratorium is not the answer. There has to be a common ground/common sense solution that allows people (both renters and landlords) to feel safe in their home. There has to be a possibility for recourse- just as a tenant cannot be harassed by a landlord, a landlord (specifically with very few units) must have recourse against a tenant that has proven to create unsafe environments, as well.

I trust there is a way to extend safe and equitable policies to all.

Thank you for your time and your consideration,
Ellah Ronen
04/11/2022
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Public Comments for 4.11.22 Pasadena City Council
Dear City Council Members and Mayor,
I support extending the Pasadena Eviction Moratorium through December 31, 2022. Please prevent harm to our community and our children.

Second, please identify additional funding for a city- based rental assistance program for tenants.

You can prevent harm and prevent families from being forced to live on the streets where it's unsafe.

Be kind, creative and innovative in your solutions.

Respectfully,
Julie McKune
P.S. Please read aloud during public comments. (Agenda item #lO)thank you. 1 04/11/2022
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My family recently purchased a home in Pasadena. Because of the high cost ofliving, renting a unit on our property was the only way we could comfortably afford our mortgage. We initially supported the eviction moratorium when millions were jobless in 2020, despite the significant loss of income we've incurred. It's now April of 2022, the jobless rate has nearly reached pre-pandemic levels, and our family is still without rental income. Despite the wonderful intentions, I no longer support this program and ask that you end the eviction moratorium to end the strain on everyday homeowners like us. 04/11/2022
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McMillan, Acquanette (Netta)
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Dear Mayor and City Council members,
I want to commend Council member Rivas for showing up in support of rent control during the press conference on March 28 when the Pasadena Tenants Justice Coalition announced it had gathered over 15,000 expected valid signatures, enough to get this much needed and long awaited measure on the ballot. I also want to commend the Mayor's Housing Task Force for recommending by an 8 to 4 vote that you approve rent control before the end of this year, along with just cause eviction and stronger tenant protection. I strongly urge the Council to listen to the voice of the people and support rent control and strong tenant protection measures .

With regards to item #10, I was disturbed to learn that the staff report indicates that they consulted only with commercial real estate brokers to determine the impact of sunsetting the eviction moratorium. To be fair and balanced, the Council should reach out the leaders in the tenants rights movement when proposing measure that affect renters, who comprise 62% of households in our city. It is also worth noting that 70% of Black households and 68% of Latino households in Pasadena are renters.

I consulted with Allison Henry, who serves on the Mayor's Housing Task Force, and Ryan Bell, a leader in the Pasadena Tenants Justice Coalition.

They both agree that the city should extend Pasadena's eviction moratorium through at least 12/31/22 in keeping with the County's similar action in January. The Pasadena Tenants Union receives calls and emails on an almost daily basis from tenants who are still waiting for Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) funds to come through. Ryan Bell report :
"One Pasadena tenant that I have personally worked with has been waiting since July 2021." Allison Henry recommends that the City review data from the Community Services department and the Housing Rights Center to determine a better end date for the city's moratorium. She also recommends identifying additional funding for a city-based rental assistance program for tenants and ask for help from the city's Housing Department and real estate lobby to identify small landlords who need assistance. 1 04/11/2022
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If the Council doesn't do due diligence, Pasadena could end up with an 28% increase in evictions, which could lead to an increase in homelessness. Staff recommends that additional funding could be allocated for emergency rental assistance and the Housing Rights Center but these funds could be "quickly exhausted if there is a large wave of evictions."
For this reason, I urge you to extend the eviction moratorium at least for low-income residents until the end of this year.

Respectfully,
Anthony Manousos
Co-founder of Making Housing and Community Happen
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Mayor Victor Gordo and Members of the Pasadena City Council, April 10, 2022
We write today to ask you to sunset Pasadena's eviction moratorium for tenants impacted by Covid-19.

The simple reason is that it is causing a great deal of confusion for the community as a whole.

I am the president of the Foothill Apartment Association, a business trade association of small business rental owners that has been serving this community for over fifty years. Our offices are located in Pasadena and we field thousands of calls each year from both tenants and landlords. The consensus from a survey of these calls over the past couple of months is that some tenants are now using the Pasadena moratorium to exploit the confusion caused by so many different ordinances from various government agencies.

To be clear, all of our members are small business landlords, and as such, rely on having a much more person to person business relationship with their tenants in order to maintain a just and equitable balance of rights and responsibilities. It is unfortunate that there are many tenants refusing to communicate with their landlords concerning rent payment , they have not applied for rent relief, and though the landlords have, as required by state law, without the cooperation of the tenant, the landlord is unable to receive any funds whatsoever.

With the passing of AB 2179 the State of California has revised all three-day notices to pay or quit which effectively provides for a path to either ending or restoring the tenant landlord relationship. These latest forms provide for proper adjudication on a case-by-case basis by the courts.

In light of these facts, we ask that the City Council decouple its eviction moratorium from the emergency order, end the confusion and pave the way for restoring healthy business relationships in the city .

Denis Gallonio,
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McMillan, Acquanette (Netta)
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Hello,
I live in Pasadena and rent out my back house for income that my family needs to survive. The tenant has now provided me "non-payment of rent due to COVID" notice. This is after the State has already phased out its ERAP program, so I will not be reimbursed any of my tenants upcoming missed rent.

It seems the eviction moratorium in Pasadena provides me with no recourse. I'm not sure what to do? The tenant will just continue to not pay any rent... how am I supposed to make up for that with my family? I have a 2 year old and a 4 year old I need to take care of.

I understand the need to help those that are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID- but it is unjust to shift that entire burden to another family like mine. If this is a priority of the community, then the entire community must share in this burden, through additional taxes or other means.

I hope the city council will follow the State and the County in lifting the eviction moratorium.

Thank you,
Jason Parsiani
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McMillan, Acquanette (Netta)
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To City Council Members and Staff:

I am writing to strongly encourage the Council to sunset the eviction moratorium for residential properties as soon as possible, and not wait until June 30, 2022. While necessary in the moment in 2020, the broad nature of the moratorium has, for months now, been inappropriate to the current situation and has numerous negative consequences on small landlords.
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My husband and I own a single-family bungalow in Pasadena that served as our primary residence for 15 years. We had been renting it to tenants since 2014, always with the intention of moving back in after our daughter was in college, then the pandemic hit.
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During the pandemic we had been living and working remotely in Palm Springs, while doing our best to provide support remotely to my husband\2019 s elderly parents who live in Pasadena. Our tenants at the time were on a month-to-month lease, paid their rent on time throughout the pandemic and were never eligible for COVID relief.
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In August 2021, I began communicating with our City Council Representative Felicia Williams about the moratorium, and with Andy Wilson and Steve Madison and City staff as well, because my husband\2019 s employer was asking people to begin returning to the office in fall 2021. We wanted to move back into our own home to make that possible. We were stunned to learn that while State and County laws had already shifted to be more targeted and allowed for landlords to give notice for personal use, Pasadena\2019 s broad moratorium still prevented us from exercising our otherwise legally entitled rights to give notice to our tenants for our own personal use of our beloved home.
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Then my husband\2019 s mother received a serious medical diagnosis November 2021. His father is cognitively impaired so we were needed in Pasadena to help support care for both of them. Yet under the City\2019 s moratorium, we still could not provide our tenants notice and occupy the house ourselves. After talking with City staff it was clear there was no way to know when we might be able to. Not being able to be in Pasadena, and the uncertainty about the end of the moratorium, caused an enormous amount of stress on our family.
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In December, I contacted our tenants. Although relocation assistance would not otherwise be legally required in this situation, I offered relocation assistance if they moved out by March 1st• Fortunately for us, they accepted our offer and were able to find another home to rent, which also underscores the point that they were not in need of protection or COVID relief. Unfortunately, when we moved back in on March 2, we 1 04/11/2022
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discovered that our tenants caused so much damage to our home that they owed us even more than their security deposit covered.
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During those 3.5 months we were waiting to occupy the home again, my husband\2019 smother had multiple acute health crises as a result of her treatment and the stress on our family increased, and the risks to the health of both his parents were very real. I remain angry and frustrated that we were forced to take on an extra financial cost, stress, and health risks by making a payment to people who damaged our home and were never eligible for COVID relief in order to live in our home again and be available to care properly for my husband\2019 s parents. All because the City failed to act to sunset or target this moratorium for those who truly needed relief when it should have happened months earlier. \AO
From our perspective it is far past time to sunset the City moratorium and follow staff recommendations for targeting assistance and protections to those tenants who need it. It is simply not fair for landlords, especially small landlords, to shoulder all of the economic and personal burdens on this front any longer. \AO
Sincerely,
Kristin Maschka and David Hitchcock
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To: Mayor Gordo and Members of City Council
From: Pasadena Tenants Union
Re: April 11, 2020 -Agenda Item 1 0: SUNSET THE LOCAL MORATORIUM ON EVICTION OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TENANTS IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC The passage of the Pasadena Covid-19 Eviction Moratorium (codified Ordinance No. 7359) on March 17, 2020 is an action the City of Pasadena should be very proud of. This ordinance has proven to be one of the strongest in the State of California and has no doubt protected thousands of Pasadena residents from displacement, disease, homelessness, and death. As state and county protections have come and gone, Pasadena's eviction moratorium has been steady. The Pasadena Tenants Union is proud to have played a key role in making this happen. ' '
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This week we learned that this landmark protection may be sunsetted if the City Manager 's report is approved. The Pasadena Tenants Union feels strongly that this is premature and urges the City Council to hold on to these protections until at least the end of the year. Our reasons are as follows:

1. We are not out of this pandemic, though we are making significant progress for which we should all be grateful.

2. Recovery from the pandemic should not just be measured in new cases, ICU patients, and deaths. A full and just recovery includes the economic recovery of people impacted.

Many families have lost their breadwinner to Covid-19. Many others have still not returned to the level of employment they had before the pandemic. The city should have a thorough understanding of the economic recovery of the residents of the city before lifting this moratorium, or else risk making the situation worse.

3. Los Angeles County has extended their non-payment eviction protections through the end of the year and Pasadena should do the same.

4. Pasadena will lose its local control over eviction protections if it sunsets Ordinance No. 7350 now. Cities that repeal and then attempt to reinstate non-payment protections are subject to preemption by the State. This has happened several times and we are currently under one such preemption. County non-payment protections are currently preempted by AB 2179, leaving thousands of County tenants vulnerable to eviction.

The Pasadena Tenants Union is a collective of tenants , 700 strong, in the City of Pasadena organizing together to defend our housing against predatory landlords and housing speculation that drives up prices and displaces our city's residents .

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We would also like to state again that the Pasadena Tenants Union has counseled well over 1,000 tenants in the last five years, including hundreds of tenants during the pandemic. We have a good understanding, day-to-day, of how the pandemic is impacting Pasadena's renters.

At no time has any city staff person reached out to us for our understanding and expertise regarding tenant protections. By staff's own admission, calls to the city-funded Housing Rights Center from tenants in distress have increased by 23% in the last year. This alone should indicate that at least the residential eviction moratorium should continue.

There was an eviction and displacement crisis before Covid-19 burst into our lives. It is time for the city to look seriously at just how precarious tenants' lives are. We would urge the council to review the new Tenant Bill of Rights being developed by the Keep LA Housed Coalition. One key element of the Tenant Bill of Rights is uncoupling non-payment of rent from immediate evictions. Unexpected events befall all of us, rich and poor. The difference is that the poor and working class have little to no buffer against life altering events. If a resident suddenly can't pay an electric bill or water bill, their service is not immediately shut off. Why? Because we know that this could have serious consequences for the resident. Even death. Why should we tolerate the eviction of a tenant on 3-days notice after missing even $1 of their rent? If the city is serious about ending homelessness, these are the sorts of measures that are required.

We urge you to leave the Covid-19 eviction moratorium for residential tenants in place until the city can demonstrate that the residents have recovered economically from the past two devastating years of disease and death.

Sincerely,
The Pasadena Tenants Union
The Pasadena Tenants Union is a collective of tenants, 700 strong, in the City of Pasadena organizing together to defend our housing against predatory landlords and housing speculation that drives up prices and displaces our city's residents.

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Dear Councilmember Rivas,
We thank you for hearing the concerns of housing providers and renters alike. Small housing providers have struggled throughout the pandemic and are trying to recover as best they can.

I STRONGLY SUPPORT the staff recommendation and urge City Council to recommend a sunset to the current emergency order related to COVID-19.

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I STRONGLY SUPPORT the staff recommendation and urge City Council to recommend a sunset to the current emergency order related to COVID-19.

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I STRONGLY SUPPORT the staff recommendation and urge City Council to recommend a sunset to the current emergency order related to COVID-19.

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Dear Mayor Gordo and Councilmembers,
As a housing provider in your city, I am asking you to support ending the local eviction moratorium.

Pasadena's local eviction moratorium is a third layer of regulation that is creating confusion. I am not in the eviction business. I help house Pasadena. I act with compassion and work with community members who are struggling, but it is long overdue for the City Council to seek a clear path forward and put an end to these interim measures.

The economy is fully reopened, businesses are operating at or above normal levels, and individuals are working or seeking a multitude of new employment opportunities . Ninety-three percent of the city is fully vaccinated.

Los Angeles County's COVID emergency eviction moratorium ordinance already supersedes and encompasses components of our own local eviction moratorium ordinance . The state has permanent protections in place for those who struggled with COVID hardship.

Having the county's tenant protections, coupled with state measures along with an additional Pasadena ordinance has created unnecessary confusion as to what regulations I need to follow.

Several cities, including Manhattan Beach, have recently taken action to simply align to the same set of emergency tenant protections.

Please support staff's recommendation to allow Pasadena 's eviction moratorium to sunset and align with the county's emergency tenant protections going forward.

Thank you for your consideration
Sincerely,
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Dear Mayor Gordo and Councilmembers ,
As a housing provider in your city, I am asking you to support ending the local eviction moratorium.

The economy is fully reopened, businesses are operating at or above normal levels, and individuals are working or seeking a multitude of new employment opportunities. Ninety-three percent of the city is fully vaccinated .

Los Angeles County's COVID emergency eviction moratorium ordinance already supersedes and encompasses components of our own local eviction moratorium ordinance. The state has permeant protections in place for those who struggled with COVID hardship.

Having the county's tenant protections, coupled with state measures along with an additional Pasadena ordinance has created unnecessary confusion as to what regulations I need to follow.

Several cities, including Manhattan Beach, have recently taken action to simply align to the same set of emergency tenant protections .

Please support staff's recommendation to allow Pasadena's eviction moratorium to sunset and align with the county's emergency tenant protections going forward.

Thank you for your consideration .

Your neighbors,
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Dear Mayor Gordo and Councilmembers,
As a housing provider in your city, I am asking you to support ending the local eviction moratorium.

The economy is fully reopened, businesses are operating at or above normal levels, and individuals are working or seeking a multitude of new employment opportunities. Ninety-three percent of the city is fully vaccinated.

Los Angeles County's COVID emergency eviction moratorium ordinance already supersedes and encompasses components of our own local eviction moratorium ordinance. The state has permeant protections in place for those who struggled with COVID hardship.

Having the county's tenant protections, coupled with state measures along with an additional Pasadena ordinance has created unnecessary confusion as to what regulations I need to follow.

Several cities, including Manhattan Beach, have recently taken action to simply align to the same set of emergency tenant protections.

Please support staff's recommendation to allow Pasadena's eviction moratorium to sunset and align with the county's emergency tenant protections going forward.

Thank you for your consideration.

Best Regards
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To whom it may concern,
This is a reprehensible consideration. I speak for myself but know that lO00's of others have a similar situation or worse.

On March 17, 2020, every source of income for me, as an Independent Contractor, shut down as required during the Covid Pandemic.

I also was caught in a ridiculous quagmire with EDD and was "awarded" $62 a week.

My family smashed ourselves into a 2 bedroom apartment with only one of us still able to work. We followed all requested requirements. I sent a letter of business closure to my landlord and we continued to pay well over the mandated 25% rent each month. I, of course, spent good amount of time filling out the Housing Is Key ( for rent relief )application and then never heard a thing for a year and a half. I am still trying to sort out the status of my application.

When we were able, 11/2 years later, we began paying our full ( extremely high) rent.

I have only just begun rebuilding my business back. A two year shutdown has been devastating . I am 61 yrs old and lost everything I had.

We discovered that we now qualified for "low income" rent and received a generous reduction in our rent. Great news as we can more easily try to get back on some kind of financial track.

Needless to say, we built a fairly large balance of rent due. The very notion that we can now be displaced from our home ( while paying our monthly rent every month and on time) because it is preposterous for us to pay this balance back at this time is appalling. And frightening.

None of this was as a result any fault of ours. The world shut down and took our livelihoods away. How dare you even consider such a cruel act. Most especially with the homeless situation being horrendous as it is. Just where do you imagine everyone will go?
Do the right thing. Think about the citizens and community here in Pasadena. Why should we be punished when the rest of Los Angeles is allowing at least some measure of consideration? Do better. And do it now.

Kathleen Van Dusen
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To start with, I am not a landlord and do not rent anything to anyone in Pasadena Emergency is over and so any emergency measures need to end with it or no one will trust these kinds of measures in the future should they ever be legitimately needed.

There is more than enough jobs to go around with employers having difficulty finding good reliable help that wants to work. There is no reason to continue a moratorium on evictions if people elect not to pay their rent that they were paying during pre-Covid times. Extending this moratorium can only serve to chill rental investment in the city. Government tinkering with normal commercial flow never works out in the long run.

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Dear Mayor Gordo and Councilmembers,
I own a 7 unit apartment building in Pasadena. As a housing provider in your city, I am asking you to support ending the local eviction moratorium.

Pasadena's local eviction moratorium is a third layer ofregulation that is creating confusion. I am not in the eviction business. I help house Pasadena. I act with compassion and work with community members who are struggling, but it is long overdue for the City Council to seek a clear path forward and put an end to these interim measures.

The economy is fully reopened, businesses are operating at or above normal levels, and individuals are working or seeking a multitude of new employment opportunities. Ninety-three percent of the city is fully vaccinated.

Los Angeles County's COVID emergency eviction moratorium ordinance already supersedes and encompasses components of our own local eviction moratorium ordinance. The state has permeant protections in place for those who struggled with COVID hardship.

Having the county's tenant protections, coupled with state measures along with an additional Pasadena ordinance has created unnecessary confusion as to what regulations I need to follow.

Several cities, including Manhattan Beach, have recently taken action to simply align to the same set of emergency tenant protections.

Please support staffs recommendation to allow Pasadena's eviction moratorium to sunset and align with the county's emergency tenant protections going forward.

Thank you for your consideration.

Janet Morrison
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Dear Mayor Gordo and Councilmembers,
As a housing provider in your city, I am asking you to support ending the local eviction moratorium.

The economy is fully reopened, businesses are operating at or above normal levels, and individuals are working or seeking a multitude of new employment opportunities. Ninety-three percent of the city is fully vaccinated.

Los Angeles County's COVID emergency eviction moratorium ordinance already supersedes and encompasses components of our own local eviction moratorium ordinance. The state has permeant protections in place for those who struggled with COVI D hardship.

Having the county's tenant protections, coupled with state measures along with an additional Pasadena ordinance has created unnecessary confusion as to what regulations I need to follow.

Several cities, including Manhattan Beach, have recently taken action to simply align to the same set of emergency tenant protections.

Please support staff's recommendation to allow Pasadena's eviction moratorium to sunset and align with the county's emergency tenant protections going forward.

Thank you for your consideration.

Ronald Siewert
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