Oakland requires all rental property owners to pay the Rent Adjustment Program fee and register with the city. The fee funds the Rent Adjustment Program which administers rent control and just-cause eviction protections.
All residential rental property owners must pay the annual Rent Adjustment Program fee per unit. The fee funds administration of rent control, just-cause eviction protections, and tenant services. Properties must be registered with the city's business tax system. Landlords must provide tenants with a Notice to Tenants of Residential Rent Adjustment Program at the beginning of tenancy. The fee amount is set annually by the City Council. Landlords may pass through 50% of the fee to tenants.
Failure to pay the RAP fee results in penalties and interest. Landlords cannot pursue rent adjustments or certain eviction proceedings while delinquent on fees. Business tax delinquency now bars no-fault evictions.
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