Rent Control Ordinance.pdf

The City of Santa Ana has enacted Ordinance No. NS-3009, which prohibits residential real property and mobilehome space rental rate increases that exceed 3% annually or 80% of the change in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is less. The ordinance aims to address the increasing housing rent burden and poverty faced by many residents in Santa Ana, which threatens their health, safety, and welfare.

Key points:

The ordinance limits annual rent increases to 3% or 80% of the change in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is less.
The City Council finds that allowing owners of residential real property and mobilehome parks to have unfettered discretion to increase rents poses a threat to public health, safety, and welfare.
The ordinance intends to comply with the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act and other applicable state and federal laws.
Mobilehome parks comprise approximately 5.1% of all housing in Santa Ana, with 29 parks containing 3,913 spaces.
* The ordinance aims to protect residents from unreasonable rent increases while ensuring that owners of residential real property and mobilehome parks can earn a fair and reasonable return on their property.

The City Council has the authority to enact and enforce this ordinance under the City's police power, as granted by the California Constitution and the Santa Ana Charter. The ordinance is necessary to address the threats to public health, safety, and welfare posed by significant rent increases, particularly for senior citizens, persons living on fixed incomes, and other vulnerable persons living in Santa Ana.