Housing Laws and Regulations

Read the ordinances and regulations regarding residential housing in the City of Oakland.

UPDATED ORDINANCE AND REGULATIONS: Ordinance #13649 allows owners to increase the rent when a tenant does not reside in the unit as a principal residence, allows subtenants to file a petition for overcharges by the primary tenant, and makes other clean up changes. To read the updated regulations for the Rent Adjustment Program with Appendix A, click here.

Resources

Read the Oakland Rent Adjustment Program Ordinance Read the Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance Read the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act Tenant Protection Ordinance Ellis Act Ordinance Uniform Relocation Ordinance

Documents

Emergency Moratorium Regulations Ordinance #13649

Topics

No Fault Eviction Tenant Move-Out Negotiations Measure Y - Just Cause Amendment Eviction Allowable Rent Increases Interim Emergency Ordinance to Temporarily Eliminate Exemptions from the Rent Adjustment Ordinance