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1 unregulated rental properties. There is a perception that the city lacks 2 regulation for these homes. There generally was not complaints regarding 3 duplexes; perhaps this is a component that could be eliminated from the 4 ordinance in cnses where a duplex is Z owner occupied. 5 6 Focusing on only the small rentnls is discriminntory. Addressing a specific 7 problem is not discriminntory. Ruther, the City's housing and public snfety 8 goals nre being nddressed by dealing with the issues. 9 lo Would prefer to see a truth in housing regulation that requires owner 11 disclosure of home maintenance issues upon the resale of property. This 12 option continues to be studied by the HRA and staff and may be an 13 additional option to nddress improvement of an aging housing stock when 14 there is a resale. In lieu of annual inspection, and considering that 30% of 15 the units turn over annunlly, could this also work for rentnl housing when it 16 becomes vacant? 17 18 What does this program do for me? The program would protect 19 owners/landlord's, who do tnke cnre of their property, their investment in 20 their home and ability to compete in the open market to rent it. They, like 21 any other resident, would be protected from n neighboring owner/landlord 22 who is not taking cnre of the property. Staff periodically gets calis from 23 rental property buyers who are specifically looking for'distressed' 24 properties to purchase and rent out. Unfortunately when they do buy them 25 they often only do minimal mnintenance on them and the property remains an 26 eyesore in the neighborhood - ns the homeowner said who complained about 27 the rental property he lives by on Rosedale Drive. In addition, the "3 strikes 28 (offenses) you're out" provision has proven to be helpful to Inndlords wanting 29 the background and data needed to evict problem tennnts. 30 31 Why were the rental property owners eliminuted from the invite to the 32 neighborhood meetings? The neighborhood meetings were advertised like 33 other public meetings - through newsletter, paper and some direct mnil. 34 The HRA used the neighborhood block captuin network to advertise. In 35 addition, wanting to make sure rental properties were invited, the HRA sent 36 specific invites to all non-homestead nddresses. 37 38 Would like to see an exemption to the ordinance for rental properties where 39 the owner lives on the pnrcel or in the nttached duplex unit ad jucent to the 40 rental property? These owners do not want to live next to run down nnd 8