The Tenant Protection Act caps rent increases for most residential tenants in California. Landlords can't raise rent more than 10% total or 5% + CPI increase (whichever is lower) over a 12-month period. No-fault evictions are prohibited, so landlords can't evict a tenant without cause.
In Oakland, if your tenant is in breach of their contract or they are in violation of their lease, the landlord has to take the proper steps to notify them before they can proceed with an Unlawful Detainer. 1. The landlord must first serve a "warning notice", also known as the 7 Day Notice to Cease.
A business license is required when a person is conducting, managing or carrying on the business of operating an apartment house or properties containing five (5) or more rental units. (A.M.C. 3.28.
CPI Announcement Update: Effective August 1, 2024, the new annual CPI rent increase is 2.3%.
Buildings with 10+ residential units must be fully registered with the local rent boards. That means each unit's unique “stats” must be on file (and updated annually) in a central data base hosted by the Rent Board. The data must include the names and contact information of individual tenants.
RAP is an Oakland law (O.M.C. 8.22) that establishes how much landlords can legally increase the rent charged to tenants of certain covered rental units.
Under Section 8 of the U.S. Federal Housing Act of 1937, landlords of assisted public housing properties are entitled to request rent adjustments to satisfy necessary costs of ownership and operation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).