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ITEM NO.: 1+00 FEB 13 2017
From: Paul Engler [
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 4:21 PM
To: E-mail Council Website <emaiicouncil@slocity.ore>
Cc: Paul Engler <
Subject: RENTAL INSPECTION ORDINANCE; February 16, 2017 Rental Inspection Meeting
Dear Mayor and City Council members:
My wife and I are property owners in SLO. This is a comment on the above ordinance. This ordinance is so
upsetting that, since we're out of the continental US and will be unable to attend the upcoming City Council
meeting, we're sending this email to show our disgust. Some say, "Don't complain because they'll then target
you." What a sad commentary on our legislators! I guess many citizens feel that once you've take away our
property rights, and discriminate against us, that our sacred 1 st Amendment rights will be next on the cutting
block.
This ordinance is one of the worst, and most draconian I have seen in years. It clearly violated the 4th
Amendment right of privacy, and further discriminates against a class citizens.
This type of legislation is un-American! It is one thing to inspect a specific property upon the receipt of a
tenant complaint, but to blanket all, as this legislation has done, is overly -broad, and oppressive. Our home is part
of a Homeowners Assn that does an excellent job of requiring our property and others to meet and maintain its high standards. These
homes were built circa 2005. There is no need for this overbearing government intrusion, violating our property and privacy rights,
and those of our tenants.
This legislation makes it look like the city is just trying to make money- by wringing as much as possible out of
the landlords, the very group who provide much needed housing in this city. This BIG BROTHER program employs
many city workers at great expense to us, to include fees of $65 + 185 = $250.00/rental housing unit. At 5,000 units, that's
$1,250,000.00 to swell city coffers. Shame on all of you for doing this!
For what may be a few bad landlords, the city council has cast an overly -broad net, penalizing all the good landlords.
This extremely poor ordinance MUST be repealed. If not, whoever supports this poor legislation is not worthy
of representing our fine city.
Sincerely,
Paul B. Engler