Oakland passed an emergency ordinance that temporarily extends rent control protections to owner-occupied duplexes and triplexes. The ordinance, which limits rent increases to 3.4%, will be in effect for 180 days while the City Council considers more a permanent measure. Prior to this emergency ordinance, under Section 8.22.030(A)(8) of the Oakland Rent Ordinance, duplexes and […]
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, […]