Downloadable Guide to Oakland Rental Housing Laws
This page is intended to help property owners, tenants, realtors, managers and potential buyers of rental properties understand the laws regarding residential rental housing in Oakland.
Tenant Rights Under Oakland Laws
The City provides resources and partners with community organizations to protect housing and tenant rights.
Just Cause Eviction
The Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance prohibits a property owner from terminating a tenancy without just cause.
Eviction Defense Services:
Landlord Responsibilities
Landlords are responsible for maintaining and repairing their properties to ensure habitable conditions. They must also provide a renter with a RAP notice upon move-in and register their residential rental units and tenancy information annually.
Oakland's Rent Control Measures
Find information about allowable rent increases, rent regulations, and more.
Exemptions
Learn about rental units and homes exempt from the Rent Adjustment Program.
Download the Full Guide to Oakland Rental Laws
Additional Resources
Resources in Spanish and Chinese
Spanish
- Incremento de Renta Permitido Anualmente/Allowable Annual Rent Increase Information Sheet (Spanish)(PDF, 155KB)
- Niveles de alquiler y regulación del alquiler/Rent Levels and Rent Regulation Information Sheet (Spanish)(PDF, 178KB)
- Aviso de Ordenanza sobre la Protección de Inquilinos/ Notice of Tenant Protection Ordinance Information Sheet (Spanish)(PDF, 2MB)
- 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)(PDF, 531KB)
- Se requiere una causa justa para el desalojo/Just Cause for Eviction Information Sheet (Spanish)(PDF, 175KB)
- Ordenanza de Reubicación Uniforme de Inquilinos Residenciales/Uniform Residential Tenant Relocation Ordinance Information Sheet (Spanish)(PDF, 128KB)
- Información Para Inquilinos/Tenant Information Packet (Spanish)(PDF, 1MB)
- Lista de verificación para nuevos inquilinos/Checklist for New Renters (Spanish)(PDF, 233KB)
- Aviso A Los Inquilinos Con Respecto A Las Negociaciones De Pago/Tenant Repayment Negotiation Information Sheet (Spanish)(PDF, 314KB)
- Ordenanza sobre Acuerdo de Mudanza del Inquilino/Tenant Move-Out Agreement Ordinance Information Sheet (Spanish)(PDF, 139KB)
- Información Para Propietarios/Property Owner Information Packet (Spanish)(PDF, 3MB)
- Depósitos de seguridad/Security Deposits Information Sheet (Spanish)(PDF, 494KB)
- Certificados De Exención Para Viviendas Unifamiliares/Single-Family-Home Exemption Certificates Information Sheet (Spanish)(PDF, 180KB)
- Recursos locales para propietarios e inquilinos/Local Resources for Property Owners and Tenants (Spanish)(PDF, 172KB)
Chinese
- 年度租金調漲限制/Allowable Annual Rent Increase Information Sheet (Chinese)(PDF, 359KB)
- 租金水平和租金規範/Rent Levels and Rent Regulation (Chinese)(PDF, 388KB)
- 租戶保護條例通知/Notice of Tenant Protection Ordinance Information Sheet (Chinese)(PDF, 15MB)
- 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)(PDF, 583KB)
- 迫遷需要有正當理由/Just Cause for Eviction Information Sheet (Chinese)(PDF, 267KB)
- 統一住宅租戶搬遷條例/Uniform Residential Tenant Relocation Ordinance Information Sheet (Chinese)(PDF, 235KB)
- 租戶資料袋/Tenant Information Packet (Chinese)(PDF, 2MB)
- 新租戶核對清單/Checklist for New Renters (Chinese)(PDF, 366KB)
- 租戶還款談判通知/Tenant Repayment Negotiation Information Sheet (Chinese)(PDF, 350KB)
- 租戶遷出協議條例/Tenant Move-Out Agreement Ordinance Information Sheet (Chinese)(PDF, 499KB)
- 物業業主資料袋/Property Owner Information Packet (Chinese)(PDF, 4MB)
- 保證金/Security Deposits Information Sheet (Chinese)(PDF, 434KB)
- 獨立式住宅豁免證明/Single-Family-Home Exemption Certificates Information Sheet (Chinese)(PDF, 297KB)
- 房東和租戶可用的本地資源/Local Resources for Property Owners and Tenants (Chinese)(PDF, 384KB)