Who We Are CITY OF
The Santa Ana Rent Stabilization
Team works diligently to uphold SANTA ANA
fair housing practices and
safeguard tenants' rights within
the city.
SANTA ANA
Our Goals 1869
Maintain a Rental Registry Contact Us:
DOWNTOWN
ORANGE COUNTY
Establish a Rental Registry and the
Rental Housing Board to oversee the (714) 667-2209
implementation of the ordinance,
conduct hearings, and issue decisions
on petitions and appeals from [email protected]
landlords and tenants. CARPET
Stabilize Rent Increases
8 801 W. Civic Center Drive, Suite
Set a limit on allowable rent increases 200, Santa Ana, CA 92701 by landlords during a 12-month period.
Provide Tenant Protection www.santa-
ana.org/departments/rent- Rent
Protect tenants by screening stabilization
evictions and claims by landlords.
Stabilization
Provide Petition Review Process City Hall Cashier's Office:
20 Civic Center Plaza, 1st Floor,
Allows landlords to petition the City Santa Ana, CA 92701 Division for "Fair Return" and "Capital
Improvement" adjustments.
Community Development Agency
The City of Santa Ana At-Fault:
Tenant Petition:
Rent Stabilization Division
Rent Stabilization Provisions: • Failure to pay rent
• Material breach of rental agreement A tenant may submit a Tenant Petition on any one The Santa Ana Rent Stabilization and Just • Maintaining, committing, or permitting a (1) or more of the following grounds as set forth in nuisance Section 8-3144:
Cause Eviction Ordinance is a local law
• Committing waste
that limits rent increases for certain
• Failure to sign a substantially similar lease 1. To request review of a rent increase in excess residential rental units and mobilehome • Committing criminal activity on the property of the maximum allowed rent increase; spaces in the City. Under this Ordinance, or off the property that is directed at the 2. To request a reduction in rent based on the maximum allowable rent increase is owner, members of the tenant's household, or decreased housing services; the lower of 3% per year, or 80% of the other tenants of the property 3. To request a reduction in rent based on failure • Assigning or subletting the premises in of the landlord to maintain a habitable percent change in the Consumer Price
violation of the lease agreement premises, including health, safety, fire, or Index (over the most recent 12-month
• Refusing to allow owner to access premises building code violations; period). The City will publish the • Using premises for an unlawful purpose 4. To contest a capital improvement cost as an maximum allowable rent increase no • Failure to vacate after termination unauthorized or excessive pass through; or, later than June 30th of each year, which • Failure to move out after providing written 5. For any other violation of the Ordinance by the shall be effective on September 1st of notice landlord
that year.
Petition Form:
Just Cause Eviction Provisions: No-Fault:
Additionally, the ordinance provides
"¡ust cause" eviction protections for • Intent to occupy in which the owner or their tenants who have occupied a residential spouse, domestic partner, children, Petition Process:
property or mobilehome for at least 30 grandchildren, parents, or grandparents want to move into the residential real property
days. Under the Just Cause Eviction
• Withdrawal of the residential real property The applicant must complete the petition and protections of the Ordinance, tenants from the rental market for at least 24 months, include all supporting documentation. After the can only be evicted for one of the "just as affirmed by the owner in a written affidavit petition is submitted, it will be reviewed to make cause" reasons as set forth in Section 8- submitted to the City sure it contains all necessary information. A
3120. The just cause reasons are • Government or court order petition will only be accepted when it has been
summarized in two categories: At-Fault • Intent to demolish or substantially remodel the submitted in substantially completed form with
and No-Fault Reasons. residential real property all material information necessary to reach a decision on the petition. Once the petition is
* Under a no-fault just cause termination, the
SANT accepted, an impartial Hearing Officer will
owner shall either provide 3 months of relocation
assistance or waive payment of rent for the final 3 conduct a hearing to act upon the petition. The months of the tenancy. hearing will be held within 60 days of acceptance.
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