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Oakland rental law

As of Oct 6, 2026. Not legal advice.

Raise rent in Oakland

Yearly rent increase capped at 2.3%

Earliest start: Dec 1, 2026. Give 30 days' written notice, so the tenant has it by Nov 1, 2026.

Only one raise every 12 months.

a month

The law, word for word

Rules for every lease in Oakland

The next 12 months

Nothing scheduled to change here before Oct 6, 2027.

All changes in Oakland

California state law

State law applies here too. Where both cover a rental, the stricter city rule usually wins; each rule's page says so.

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