The California Apartment Association (CAA) is urging Santa Ana, California, residents to revoke the recently approved rent control ordinance before it goes into effect on Nov. 19. On Oct. 19, the city became the first in Orange County to pass a rent control ordinance at a city council meeting with a 4–3 vote. The law prevents landlords from raising rent by more than 3 percent annually. “The California Apartment Association and a coalition of business groups, local housing providers and residents, believe the City Council rushed to impose these laws without any meaningful outreach to the community, analysis, or understanding of their impacts on the city’s finances of housing stock,” CAA Senior Vice President of Local Public Affairs Victor Cao said in a statement. Before the ordinance goes into effect, petitioners must gather 12,500 signatures from registered voters to potentially referend the ordinance. Once the signatures are collected and valid, …