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ITEM NO..,_-- FEB 15 2017
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From: Pat Crowe
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 5:41 PM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.or >
Subject: Feb. 16th Rental Inspection Meeting ... from Pat Crowe
I would like to express my thoughts about the current Rental Inspection Ordination. As
extremely conscientious landlords who not only take good care of our property, but also screen
carefully the students to whom we rent, we feel that the rental ordinance has been poorly
implemented.
We have been unfairly targeted because of those owners/ landlords commonly termed
"slumlords." We have been forced to pay $65 for the application + $185 for the inspection. Of
course, that's on top of the yearly business license.
My husband is a retired contractor and prides himself on keeping our rental property in top
notch condition. I'm a local Realtor who carefully screens all of our applicants. I also have the
students' parents cosign the rental agreement AND even go so far as having one set of parents
sign a master lease. Obviously, if we didn't maintain our property in excellent condition, no
conscientious parent would agree to these strict terms.
San Luis Obispo's RQN members are simply more vocal than the rest of us and trust me, I've
had personal experience with how "over the top" they can be. It is unfair that good landlords
such as my husband and myself should be penalized financially because of a few bad landlords
and a comparatively few out of control students. There must be a better way to control a
minority of negative situations.
Thank you for your time and consideration of my comments.
Pat:-)
Pat Crowe, Realtor; SRES
Lic. #00820283
Wish Granter; Community Rep.
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