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Lindsey Harn <soldbylindseyharn@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, February
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Opposition to Proposed Rental Registry
Hello, and thank you for your continued service to our community.
I strongly support the shared objective of ensuring safe, quality housing for the many residents who rent
their homes. It is precisely because of that common goal that I respectfully oppose the proposed Rental
Registry.
After carefully reviewing the Staff Report, I remain concerned that the registry would not effectively
address the root problems it seeks to solve.
In my view, a Rental Registry would:
Add another layer of bureaucracy and expense at a time when the City is already navigating fiscal
constraints.
Shift the cost of administering that system onto housing providers.
Do little to correct unsafe living conditions, since the most serious violations typically stem from
poorly managed properties that are least likely to comply with new requirements.
Impose additional burdens on responsible rental owners who already maintain safe, well-
managed properties.
If the true objective is safer housing for renters, the City already possesses enforcement mechanisms —
including business licensing requirements and established code enforcement authority — that can be
strengthened and directed toward noncompliant operators without creating an entirely new
administrative program.
There is also reason for caution based on the experience of other cities, where rental registries have
gradually expanded into forms of rent control, often described as “rent stabilization.” The broader
impacts of rent control policies are well documented:
Strict rent control has been shown to reduce housing supply over time.
Even moderate stabilization policies can distort market dynamics.
Expanding overall housing supply remains the most widely supported long-term solution to
affordability challenges.
Policies designed to protect renters should avoid unintended consequences that may reduce
investment, discourage new construction, or shift costs elsewhere in the housing system.
For these reasons, I respectfully encourage the Council to prioritize targeted enforcement and strategies
that expand housing production, rather than adopting a broad registry that may not resolve the
underlying concerns.
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Thank you again for your time and thoughtful consideration.
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