Oakland Mun. Code Chapter 8.22 § 8.22.510
Annual registration and reporting obligations (Oakland Rent Adjustment Program and Just Cause for Eviction Ordinances)
Operative Text
A. Starting on March 1, 2023, rental property owners of units subject to Section 8.22.500 D. shall be required to report certain information about their units to the City, as set forth in Section 8.22.530. Rental property owners shall report the information using a form prepared by the City. The City Administrator may, in addition or in lieu of a paper form, develop an electronic form or a secure internet website for rental property owners to submit the required information. The City Administrator may also develop procedures for tenants to also report information about their units, but in that event reporting by tenants shall be optional rather than required. B. Deadline for Submission of Registration Form. For 2023, rental property owners shall complete and submit to the City the registration form on or before July 1, 2023. For 2024, rental property owners shall complete and submit to the City the registration form on or before July 1, 2024. For all subsequent years, the deadline shall be March 1. C. Failing to Register. A rental property owner of a covered unit, as defined in O.M.C. 8.22.020 , who fails to substantially comply with the registration requirement, but otherwise qualifies to petition or respond to a petition filed with the Rent Adjustment Program, will forfeit six (6) months of the rent increase sought unless the owner cured the failure to register. A rental property owner may cure the failure to register required by this Section and not be subject to a forfeiture of a rent increase if the rental property owner substantially complies with the registration requirement six (6) months prior to serving the rent increase notice on the tenant or, in the case of an owner petition, at least six (6) months prior to filing the petition.
Oakland Municipal Code § 8.22.510 establishes an annual registration requirement under which owners of covered rental units must submit specific information about those units to the City of Oakland using a City-prepared form, which may be paper or electronic. Deadlines were set at July 1 for both 2023 and 2024, with all subsequent years requiring submission by March 1. Owners who fail to substantially comply with this registration requirement and later seek a rent increase through the Rent Adjustment Program face a forfeiture of six months' worth of that increase, unless they cure the lapse at least six months before serving a rent increase notice or filing a petition.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under § 8.22.510, compliant operators of covered Oakland rental units generally ensure their annual registration form is submitted to the City by March 1 each year, using whatever form or online portal the City Administrator has made available. Operators who discover a missed registration typically act to cure that lapse well in advance—specifically, at least six months before serving any rent increase notice or filing a petition with the Rent Adjustment Program—to avoid the six-month rent-increase forfeiture penalty the provision imposes. Keeping dated records of each year's submission is a practice commonly associated with demonstrating substantial compliance under this section.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section 8.22.510 gives tenants a meaningful protection: if a landlord has not substantially complied with Oakland's annual registration requirement and then seeks a rent increase through the Rent Adjustment Program, the landlord forfeits six months of that sought increase unless the registration failure was cured in time. Tenants who receive a rent increase notice or learn of a pending landlord petition may want to check whether their unit's owner has met the registration obligations this provision requires. Oakland's Rent Adjustment Program is one avenue through which this issue can be raised, and tenant-rights organizations familiar with Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 8.22 can help explain what options may be available.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
Generated September 3, 2026 — auto-generated, not yet human-reviewed. See /transparency for methodology.
Effective Timeline
References Out
No outbound references recorded yet for this provision.
References In
No inbound references recorded yet for this provision.