Community Development Agency
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Item # 19
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
March 3, 2026
TOPIC: Second Reading and Adopt an Ordinance Prohibiting Anti-Competitive Automated Rent Price-Fixing
AGENDA TITLE
Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Prohibiting Anti-Competitive Automated Rent Price-Fixing
First reading February 17, 2026 City Council meeting and approved by a vote of (6-0-1) (Mayor Amezcua absent). Published in the OC Reporter on February 18, 2026.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Conduct a second reading of and adopt an ordinance of the City Council approving Ordinance No. NS-3090 to add Article XXIV to Chapter 8 (Buildings and Structures) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code prohibiting anti-competitive automated rent price fixing software.
ORDINANCE NO. NS-3090 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA PROHIBITING ANTI-COMPETITIVE AUTOMATED RENT
PRICE FIXING
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
At the February 17, 2026 regular meeting, the City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance, Ordinance No. NS-3090, adding Sections 8-3700 to 8-3703 of Article XXIV, of Chapter 8 (Buildings and Structures) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) prohibiting anti-competitive automated rent price fixing software. The ordinance, approved by a vote of 6:0, requires a second reading.
No changes to the ordinance were made by City Council. A copy of the ordinance for second reading and adoption is attached to this report as Exhibit 1.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
Second Reading - Ordinance Prohibiting Anti-Competitive Automated Rent Price-Fixing March 3, 2026
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EXHIBIT(S)
1. Ordinance for Second Reading
Submitted By: Michael L. Garcia, Executive Director, Community Development Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager