Stop Costa Mesa City Council from Making a Grave Mistake

March 10, 2026

Posted By: Chip Ahlswede in Industry, Legislative Affairs, Advocacy Updates,

The proposals to implement Rent Registries and Notification of 3 Day Notices to Pay Rent or Quit will be disastrous for the city of Costa Mesa.

The problems that these proposals create for the city include:

Instituting a Rent Registry Program that will cost the city HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS to administer on an ongoing basis - while the city is facing a budget deficit.
Disclosure of any 3 Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit will result in an innundation of notices that provide no useful data to the city in their efforts to protect tenants. because:
- 99%+ of 3 Day Notices result in NO FURTHER LEGAL ACTION
- 3 Day Notices are NOT PUBLIC FILINGS - creating privacy concerns for the tenants and the city
- Public and Non Profit resources ALREADY EXIST to serve as sources of data for evictions - there is no need to reinvent the wheel.
Finally, the cost to implement these programs - accompanied with the burden faced by property owners to support these programs - will only result in an inability to provide for repairs, upgrades, and resources that are intended to improve the lives of the residents.

These proposals DO NOT help anyone, and in fact they create problems for the City, the Tenants, and the Owners.

That is why we are requesting the city council VOTE NO on these policies.

IF YOU AGREE WITH AAOC - PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THE ABOVE MESSAGE INTO AN EMAIL AND SEND IT TO THE COSTA MESA CITY COUNCIL TODAY:

ALL COUNCIL - citycouncil@costamesaca.gov

Mayor John Stephens - john.stephens@costamesaca.gov - (714) 337-1872
Mayor Pro Tem Manuel Chavez - manuel.chavez@costamesaca.gov - (714) 754-5107
Councilmember Andrea Marr - andrea.marr@costamesaca.gov - (714) 754-5107
Councilmember Mike Buley - mike.buley@costamesaca.gov - (714) 754-5107
Councilmember Loren Gameros - loren.gameros@costamesaca.gov - (714) 754-5107
Councilmember Jeff Pettis - jeff.pettis@costamesaca.gov - (714) 754-5107
Councilmember Arlis Reynolds - arlis.reynolds@costamesaca.gov - (714) 754-5107

For more information, please reach out to AAOC - (714) 245-9500