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From: Monte Sent: Fri 1/20/2006 4:06 PM To: Cathy Bennett Cc: Subject: Rental Licensing 1.701.�:1 My name is Monte Smith and I live at 1141 Garden Ave. 1 own and rent a single family unit in this area. I completely agree with your interest in keeping Roseville's housing stock in good condition and meeting city codes. 1 think lower priced houses and neighborhoods are vulnerable to degradation as they age. I disagree with your approach to this problem. I think you need to aim your approach toward all homes to make a dent in this problem. There are several owner homes in my neighbor that have had the same problems inside and outside as you are addressing in your rental ordinance. The ordinance you are proposing is very unfair. A rental home must comply with your ordinance but an owner home next door does not. Your proposed interior inspections are an invasion of a renter's privacy. How would you like to take time out from your job/family and schedule an inspection and have a stranger examine the interior of your home? I think the fee you are proposing will escalate rapidly in the future and will be added to all rents. Rental units already bear the burden of the non-homestead tax. Renters need good housing at affordable prices. Single family rental units are not as financially lucrative as many RHRA members believe. It is a very competitive business and you are lucky to turn 4% a year profit with good tenants that respect the property. The ordinance you are proposing costs way too much for a few problem homes. In the recent meeting (1/17) it was stated that about 30% ofthe 400 homes or 125 have complains. It was also stated that the majority of these 125 problems were addressed and corrected with just a call or letter. From the meeting information I would guess about 20% of the 125 or 25 would not comply with a call or letter. The proposed ordinance is far too costly to take care of just 25 problems out of all the homes in Roseville. I have not had any complains that I am aware of on my rental unit. I believe it is well taken care of. However, I sense residents of owner homes are more likely to complain about rental homes. The tenants are relatively short term and they rarely get to kno�v the neighbors. People in owner homes have much more tolerance of other owner problems because they don't like to cause problems with people they must live near for long periods of time. In light of this I think there will be a slightly higher complaint rate on rental homes. I think city codes should be updated to address complaints about grass, cars, overcrowding, unfinished houses, and junk. The codes should apply to the exterior of