Alameda County unincorporated areas do not have a rental registration program. Landlords must comply with state disclosures but no county-level rental license is required.
Unincorporated Alameda County does not operate a rental property registration or licensing program. Landlords in Castro Valley, Ashland, Cherryland, San Lorenzo, and Sunol are not required to register rental units with the county, unlike some incorporated cities in the county (Oakland and Berkeley have rental registries). However, landlords must comply with California state disclosure and habitability requirements including lead paint disclosures (pre-1978 units), carbon monoxide and smoke detector requirements, bedbug disclosures, and security deposit limits. Short-term rentals (under 30 days) are regulated separately under the countys STR ordinance. Contact the Community Development Agency at (510) 670-5400 for questions.
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Alameda County Code §6.60.050 prohibits repairing, rebuilding, modifying or testing vehicles in residential areas between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. if it produces so...
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Alameda County §6.60.050 makes amplified sound from any radio, stereo, instrument or device a violation at any time of day if plainly audible 50 feet from th...
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Alameda County Code §6.60.050 limits use of electric or gas leaf blowers, sweepers, vacuums, mowers, trimmers, edgers and hedgers in residential areas to 7 a...
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Alameda County Code §5.08.060 makes it unlawful for any person owning, keeping, or having custody of a dog or other animal to knowingly permit or suffer that...
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Alameda County Code §6.60.080 exempts construction activity from Chapter 6.60 only if it occurs between 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturd...
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Alameda County NPO §6.65.030 prohibits parking or storing vehicles on lawns or unimproved surfaces of residential property. Vehicles must be on paved concret...
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