Oakland's Tenant Protection Ordinance prohibits landlord conduct intended to coerce a tenant to vacate, including service interruptions, unwarranted repair entry, threats, false eviction notices, and refusing to accept rent through customary means.
The Tenant Protection Ordinance defines specific harassing acts as unlawful when committed in bad faith. Examples include shutting off utilities, removing locks, refusing required repairs, entering without proper notice, threatening immigration consequences, and offering buyouts without disclosure of tenant rights. Violations may yield civil penalties, treble damages, and attorney fees in court. The ordinance is enforced through private right of action and complements the Just Cause Ordinance by addressing constructive evictions short of formal notice. Buyout offers must be reported to the Rent Adjustment Program with disclosures.
Documented harassment may produce treble damages, civil penalties, attorney fees, and an injunction against further violations under Oakland's Tenant Protection Ordinance enforcement scheme.
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