Oakland Mun. Code Chapter 8.22 § 8.22.820
Amount of relocation payments (Oakland Rent Adjustment Program and Just Cause for Eviction Ordinances)
Operative Text
A. Unless otherwise specified in a Section of the Oakland Municipal Code requiring relocation payments, Tenant Households who are required to move as a result of a Qualifying Relocation Event shall be entitled to a relocation payment from the Owner in the sum of six thousand five hundred dollars ($6,500.00) per unit for studios and one-bedroom apartments; eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00) per unit for two-bedroom apartments; and nine thousand eight hundred seventy-five dollars ($9,875.00) per unit for units with three or more bedrooms. The payment shall be divided equally among all Tenants occupying the Rental Unit at the time of service on the Tenants of the notice of termination of tenancy. B. Unless otherwise specified in a Section of the Oakland Municipal Code requiring relocation payments, Tenant Households in Rental Units that include lower income, elderly or disabled Tenants, and/or minor children shall be entitled to a single additional relocation payment of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) per unit from the Owner. If a household qualifies for this additional payment, the payment shall be divided equally among eligible (lower-income, elderly, disabled, parents/guardians of minor children) Tenants. C. In the case of temporary relocations under O.M.C. 15.60.110 B., the amounts in paragraphs A-B shall be a cap on relocation payments. D. The relocation payments specified in subsection 8.22.820 A. shall increase annually on July 1 in accordance with the CPI Adjustment as calculated in O.M.C. subsection 8.22.070 B.3, and the increase shall apply to all eviction notices served on or after July 1. The first increase shall take place on July 1, 2017.
Oakland Municipal Code § 8.22.820 establishes the baseline dollar amounts that owners must pay tenant households displaced by a Qualifying Relocation Event, with figures varying by unit size—from $6,500 for studios and one-bedrooms up to $9,875 for three-or-more-bedroom units—and an additional $2,500 supplement available when the household includes lower-income, elderly, or disabled members, or minor children. The base amounts adjust upward each July 1 in line with the CPI formula defined elsewhere in the code, and for temporary relocations the stated amounts serve as a ceiling rather than a floor.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Operators subject to § 8.22.820 generally track the current CPI-adjusted payment amounts each July 1 and apply the rate in effect when an eviction notice is served, since the annual increase attaches to notices served on or after that date. Compliant owners also assess each affected household for the supplemental $2,500 payment—dividing it equally among eligible tenants—and keep records documenting unit size, household composition, and the date notice was served to support accurate payment calculations.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Under § 8.22.820, tenants displaced by a Qualifying Relocation Event have a right to a payment based on their unit size, and those in households with lower-income, elderly, or disabled members, or minor children may be entitled to an additional $2,500 on top of the base amount. Tenants who believe they have not received the correct amount can raise the shortfall as a defense in eviction proceedings, file a complaint with Oakland's rent adjustment program, or reach out to a local tenant-rights organization for guidance on available options.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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