Most rental units in Alameda are fully regulated, i.e. all provisions of the Rent Ordinance apply.
Among its main provisions, the Rent Ordinance: Regulates and limits rent increases for most rental units. Regulates and limits the grounds for which a landlord may terminate a tenancy, and may require relocation payments for tenants who are displaced from a rental unit through no fault of their own.
Annual General Adjustment announced, effective September 1, 2024. Pursuant to Alameda Municipal Code Section 6-58.60(B), the Annual General Adjustment for September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025, is 2.7%. The Annual General Adjustment is a cap on the allowed amount of annual rent increase.
Motion or application for continuance of trial. To ensure the prompt disposition of civil cases, the dates assigned for a trial are firm. All parties and their counsel must regard the date set for trial as certain.
A Building Permit is required when an accessory building is more than 120 square feet in size (12' × 10' exterior dimensions).
Rule 3.31. Unless otherwise authorized by the court, discovery meet and confer obligations require an in-person, telephonic, or video conference between parties.
You may request to be postponed or excused for hardship by logging on to our JPORTAL website. If your request is not allowed on JPortal, you may need to contact the jury services office for further assistance by emailing jury@alamedaurts.ca or by calling: (510) 879-3079.
Rule 3.27 adopted effective July 1, 2021. Law and motion matters are heard in Department 511 in any case that is not assigned to a judge for all purposes or all pretrial purposes under these rules.
Sealed Documents. Alameda County Superior Court Local Rule 3.27(e) states the requirement for filing of confidential documents for which sealing is required. See also California Rules of Court, rules 2.550-51. 9.
Subparagraph (a)(1) based on Model Rule 3.3(a)(1) provides that a lawyer shall not knowingly “make a false statement of fact or law to a tribunal or fail to correct a false statement of material fact or law previously made to the tribunal by the lawyer.” A lawyer is on notice that the lawyer may not knowingly make ...