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Rent Adjustment Program
RAP EVICTION PORTAL NOW LIVE
The City of Oakland Rent Adjustment Program's Eviction Portal is now open! The public may view citywide eviction data and trends and property owners may file copies of eviction notices within 10 days after it is served on the tenant. Property owners may now use the online portal to file a copy of any eviction notices online instead of by mail or email. For copies of specific eviction notices, please visit NextRequest to submit a request online.
COVID-19 EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Are you struggling to pay rent? Do you have past due utility bills? Are you a housing provider who is owed rent? You may qualify for Emergency Rental Assistance. Starting Monday May 17, 2021, the State will be accepting applications from all Oakland tenants and property owners.
You may apply for rental assistance through the State of California’s COVID Rent Relief Program by visiting: https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/program_overview.html#landlords
Or you can call the State program at: (833) 430-2122.
The City of Oakland expects to reopen its portal for additional applications in July 2021.
ANNUAL ALLOWABLE RENT INCREASE ANNOUNCED
Effective July 1, 2021: The maximum allowable rent increase for covered rent-controlled units in the City of Oakland will be 1.9%. The CPI remains in effect from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. This increase applies to units that are subject to the City of Oakland’s Rent Ordinance. Please click here for the new info sheet related to Annual Allowable Rent Increase and click here for the new info sheet related to the Uniform Residential Tenant Relocation Ordinance. For more information, call (510) 238-3721 or email RAP@oaklandca.gov.
About
ABOUT THE RENT ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM
The Oakland City Council adopted the Rent Adjustment Program Ordinance (OMC Chapter 8.22) in 1980. This ordinance sets the maximum annual rent increase based on the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase and handles rent adjustments for claims of decreases in housing services and handles other rent-related matters. The purpose of this program is to foster fair housing for a diverse population of renters and enforce the Rent Adjustment Ordinance set out by the City of Oakland.
Contact Us
Due to the Shelter-in-Place Order issued on March 16, 2020, all in-person counseling and form drop-offs have been canceled. Please read the information below carefully to find the best way to contact us.
By Phone
Phone: (510) 238-3721
The Rent Adjustment Program’s Housing Counselors are available by phone Monday through Thursday, 9:30am to 4:30pm to answer any RAP or housing-related questions you might have. Topics can be, but are not limited to, tenant and property owner issues and concerns, Oakland rental housing laws, or how to file petitions or responses with RAP. Calls are generally limited to 10 minutes per person.
By Email
If you would prefer an email response, you can email us. RAP strives to return all emails within a twenty-four-hour timeframe.
Contact a RAP Housing Counselor: rap@oaklandca.gov. Please include in your email: your full name, your telephone number, and your address.
Hearings Unit: If you have issues or questions relating to your pending case, you must contact your Case Analyst directly. If you do not know who your Case Analyst is, you can email hearingsunit@oaklandca.gov to find that information, or you can look up your case information here.
Petition and Response Review/Filing: You have the option to schedule an appointment for review of your petition or response before filing. To schedule an appointment for review, email rap@oaklandca.gov. If you do not want your petition or response reviewed and are ready to file, please submit your petition or response to hearingsunit@oaklandca.gov .
Eviction Notices: To file eviction notices online, click here. Eviction notices may also be scanned and submitted via email to evictionnotices@oaklandca.gov.
By Mail
Address: 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 5313, Oakland, CA 94612
Due to the Shelter-in-Place Order, we are no longer accepting in-person petition and related materials. All new petitions and petition-related documents can be submitted by mail to the address above.
All documents for Ellis Act cases must be mailed to 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Suite 5313, Oakland, CA 94612.
Online Petition Filing
We also offer an online portal where you can fill out and submit your petitions and all petition-related forms online. Click here to access the portal.
Request a Form
General forms can be found on our website. For property owner forms, click here. For tenant forms, click here. If you cannot find the RAP form that you are looking for, you can email the Rent Adjustment Program at rap@oaklandca.gov to obtain it.
Request a Document/Public Records Request (PRR)
To request documents related to a case, you can either complete the Request for Copies form and email it to rap@oaklandca.gov or make a Public Records Request (PRR) here. Please note that all PRRs are public information. You can look up certain information related to cases through the RAP database.
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