Relocation Services

Being forced out of your home?

The City of Oakland provides services to individuals and families who are being forced out of their residences due to landlord code violations, demolitions, or City or Redevelopment Agency actions. 

The Code Enforcement Relocation Ordinance, codified in Chapter 15.60 of the Oakland Municipal Code, requires a property owner to pay relocation benefits to a residential tenant who must move because of the City's enforcement of housing and building codes. If the owner refuses to make the payment, the City may choose to make the payment to the displaced tenant and then place a lien on the property to recover these costs.

• Read a summary of the ordinance.
• View the entire ordinance.
  

Contact Information

Frank Fanelli - (510) 238-2541
Barbara James - (510) 238-6362

250 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 4th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612.