Guide to Oakland Rental Housing Laws and Information Sheets

Learn more about the Residential Rental Property Laws in Oakland. The Rent Adjustment Program has released packets of information for both tenants and property owners. These packets contain specific information about the Rent Adjustment Ordinance, local housing laws and other useful information.

Tenant

Tenant Information Packet (English)
Información Para Inquilinos/Tenant Information Packet (Spanish)
繁体中文/Tenant Information Packet (Chinese)

Property Owner

Property Owner Information Packet (English)
Información Para Propietarios/Property Owner Information Packet (Spanish)
繁体中文/Property Owner Information Packet (Chinese)

Below you will find general information sheets covering covering specific topics regarding local and state rules and regulations. To learn more, please also visit the Housing Laws and Regulations section found under Topics.

• Emergency Moratorium on Rent Increases and Evictions Information Sheet

• Emergency Moratorium on Rent Increases and Evictions Frequently Asked Questions

• Housing Resources
  

• Emergency Moratorium on Rent Increases and Evictions Information Sheet
• Emergency Moratorium on Rent Increases and Evictions FAQ
• Rent Control and Just Cause Coverage Information Sheet
• Exemptions from the Rent Adjustment Program Fee
• Allowable Annual Rent Increase Information Sheet
• Rent Levels and Rent Regulation Information Sheet
• Notice of Tenant Protection Ordinance Information Sheet
• Uniform Residential Tenant Relocation Ordinance Information Sheet
• Checklist for New Renters
• Property Owners and Tenants Rights and Responsibilities
• Tenant Move Out Agreement Ordinance Information Sheet
• Property Owner's Right to Enter and Tenant's Right to Privacy
• Just Cause for Eviction Information Sheet
• Measure Y Information Sheet
• Local Resources for Property Owners and Tenants

• Moratoria de Emergencia sobre los Incrementos del Alquiler y los Desalojos/Emergency Moratorium on Rent Increases and Evictions Information Sheet (Spanish)
• Moratoria de emergencia sobre los aumentos de alquiler y los desalojos Preguntas frecuentes/Emergency Moratorium on Rent Increases and Evictions FAQ (Spanish)
• Incremento de Renta Permitido Anualmente/Allowable Annual Rent Increase Information Sheet (Spanish)
• Niveles de alquiler y regulación del alquiler/Rent Levels and Rent Regulations Information Sheet (Spanish)
• Aviso de Ordenanza sobre la Protección de Inquilinos/ Notice of Tenant Protection Ordinance Information Sheet (Spanish)
  
• Lista de verificación para nuevos inquilinos/Checklist for New Renters (Spanish)
• Lista de verificación para nuevos inquilinos/Checklist for New Renters (Spanish) Derechos y responsabilidades del arrendador/Property Owners and Tenants Rights and Responsibilities (Spanish)
• Ordenanza sobre Acuerdo de Mudanza del Inquilino/Tenant Move Out Agreement Ordinance Information Sheet (Spanish)
• El derecho del arrendador a entrar y el derecho del inquilino a la privacidad/Property Owner's Right to Enter and Tenant's Right to Privacy (Spanish)
• Se requiere una causa justa para el desalojo/Just Cause for Eviction Information Sheet (Spanish)
• Recursos locales para propietarios e inquilinos/Local Resources for Property Owners and Tenants (Spanish)
• Ordenanza de Reubicación Uniforme de Inquilinos Residenciales/Uniform Residential Tenant Relocation Ordinance Information Sheet (Spanish)

• 房租漲價與驅離的緊急暫停法令/Emergency Moratorium on Rent Increases and Evictions Information Sheet (Chinese)
• 緊急暫停實施租金調漲和迫遷 常見問題/Emergency Moratorium on Rent Increases and Evictions FAQ (Chinese)
• 年度租金調漲限制/Allowable Annual Rent Increase Information Sheet (Chinese)
• 租金水平和租金規範/Rent Levels and Rent Regulations (Chinese)
• 租戶保護條例通知/Notice of Tenant Protection Ordinance Information Sheet (Chinese)
  
• 新租戶核對清單/Checklist for New Renters (Chinese)
• 房東進入權利和租戶隱私權利/Property Owners and Tenants Rights and Responsibilities (Chinese)
• 租戶遷出協議條例/Tenant Move Out Agreement Ordinance Information Sheet (Chinese)
• 房東進入權利和租戶隱私權利/Property Owner's Right to Enter and Tenant's Right to Privacy (Chinese)
• 迫遷需要有正當理由/Just Cause for Eviction Information Sheet (Chinese)
• 房東和租戶可用的本地資源/Local Resources for Property Owners and Tenants (Chinese)
• 統一住宅租戶搬遷條例/Uniform Residential Tenant Relocation Ordinance Information Sheet (Chinese)