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The Rent Adjustment Program enforces the Rent Adjustment
Ordinance which prevents excessive residential rent increases. It
also works to encourage open communication and to foster a climate
of understanding between Oakland landlords and tenants by providing
mediation services for cases involving rent increases and some
evictions.
Pacific Legal Foundation >>
Nonprofit legal foundation in support of individual rights and
reduced government intervention. The PLF website contains
information on the cases the foundation is involved with, which
include Individual Rights, Property Rights, and Environmental Law.
Rental Housing Association of
Northern Alameda County >>
RHANAC is the trade association that represents the mostly small
rental housing providers in the six cities of Northern Alameda
County.
San Francisco
Apartment Association >>
Founded in 1917, the San Francisco Apartment Association (SFAA)
is the only trade association that represents all of the nearly
40,000 rental property owners in San Francisco.
San Francisco Tenants'
Union >>
The number 1 source in San Francisco for tenant issues and a
great source for landlords
San Francisco Rent Board >>
Official website of the Residential Rent Stabilization and
Arbitration Board, which was created by the San Francisco Rent
Ordinance (1979) created "in order to safeguard tenants from
excessive rent increases and, at the same time, to assure landlords
fair and adequate rents consistent with Federal Anti-Inflation
Guidelines." The website features PDF copies of The Rent Ordinance,
a 70-topic FAQ and minutes from Commission Meetings. |