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Subject: FW: Rental inspectiona
From: alexgough( charter. net [alexgough @charter. net]
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 4:59 PM
To: Carpenter, Dan
Subject: Rental inspectiona
Dan: You are welcome to share with your fellow council members this view of your upcoming plans rental
inspections.
I understand what the intent was in approving this past December a new rental ordinance: to eliminate
rental abuses and protect tenant'rights.
Good ideas perhaps but also easily abusive, it seems to me.
It potentially tars every rental property owner with the same brush and costs all landlords money to boot.
Yes, I'm a landlord and I'm pleased to report that a number of our tenants have rented from us for years.
Our recordoccupancy to date is 36 years.
In another case, Section 8 is involved, with a yearly inspection already required. So you're going to
require a second inspection as well and pay someone to do it?
We regard our tenants as our customers and treat them accordingly. We immediately fix any necessary
repairs.
We have tenants have become our friends and who come back to visit when they are in town.
You already have laws on the books to enforce minimum health and safety requirements. In my opinion
he system should essentially remain complaint driven. Adding another costly layer of bureaucracy is
unneeded. It's a solution looking for a problem.
Alex Gough (
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APR 2 0 2015
SLO CITY CLERK
COUNCIL MEETING: 05 `b5 -11
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