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KORNREICH ARCHITECTS - -
846 Higuera Street, Suite 2
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 DEC 15 2014
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Tel - 805 - 543 -6680
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gkornreich @charter.net
www.kornrelcharch.com
DATE: December 15, 2014
RE: Rental Inspections
TO: City Council Members
City of San Luis Obispo
VIA: Hand deliver
Dear City Council Member:
I am writing to express my concerns over the proposed rental inspection program. I feel
that it is a step too far in the direction of government oversight and reeks of big brother.
The Fire Department already does an annual inspection and a second inspection by a
different department's employee is unnecessary and a waste of time and money.
I have a four -unit rental in San Luis Obispo and keep it in good shape and comply with
anything the Fire Department finds in their annual inspection. I realize there are
apartment owners that try to cheat the law but to subject all rental units in the entire City
to an inspection because of a few bad apples is going too far. In addition, the inspection
fee of $98 per unit per year is way out of line. If, as the article in the Tribune states, the
inspections are done every three years, then the fee for the inspection of my apartment
complex is: 4 (units) x $98 x 3 years = $1176 for each inspection!! That is an absurd
amount of money for an inspection that should take a half an hour at the most.
Also note that these fees will ultimately get passed along to the tenants. This only
makes it more difficult for the tenants to afford to live in San Luis Obispo and flies in the
face of your goal of more affordable housing for the citizens of San Luis Obispo.
I urge you to see the folly of this program and re- evaluate your methods to find the few
bad landlords in the City.
Respectfully submitted,
Garth Kornreich