Although the current housing crisis is still an obvious and serious problem for the vast majority of Bay Area residents, it appears that rents have not risen as much as in previous years. In 2019, San Francisco and Oakland rents increased approximately 2% while the San Jose rental market was essentially unchanged. https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/south-bay/rent-increases-slowing-down-in-the-bay-area-report/2219522/
Oakland Votes to Require Relocation Payments for Owner Move-In Evictions
Oakland’s City Council just voted to require landlords to make relocation payments to tenants when performing an owner move-in eviction, relative move-in eviction, or an eviction for condo conversion.* This will extend relocation payments to all no-fault evictions. Relocation payments were already required for Ellis Act and code compliance evictions. According to the proposed legislation, […]
Alameda joins the eviction protection movement!
The City of Alameda just passed a new ordinance greatly strengthening its eviction protections by eliminating “no cause” evictions! The new ordinance was passed June 6, 2017 and is expected to be effective on July 6, 2017. It is retroactive to May 3, 2017, in that it renders null and void any “no cause” notice […]
San Jose Now Has Eviction Protections!
San Jose’s City Council just approved eviction protections for 450,000+ tenants! Under the new law, a landlord will be required to have a just cause for eviction. Additionally, a landlord will be required to make relocation payments for certain types of evictions. These protections will be similar to those already in place for tenants in […]
Oakland landlord pays himself $4m to remove a 25-unit building from rent control, then cashes in
An Oakland property owner exploited Oakland’s often weak rent control protections to remove a 25-unit lakeside property from rent control. The owner bought the then-rent-controlled building for $3.3m in 2013, put $4m into capital improvements, and just sold it for $11m. Under Oakland’s Rent Ordinance, because they spent $4m on capital improvements, the owner was […]
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