Last week the Oakland City Council voted unanimously to extend Oakland’s Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance to tenants who live in owner-occupied duplexes and triplexes. The decision took place after a long 11 hour city council meeting filled with people from opposing sides expressing their opinions to the council. The deciding factor will come in November when voters decide whether or not they will approve the measure.
Some tenant advocates believe that the owners of duplexes and triplexes are taking advantage of the existing loophole which allows the owners to evict their tenants without cause, as long as the owners move into one of the units. However, the City of Oakland has admitted to not having the resources to keep track of how many owners actually end up moving in and staying for the required period of 2 years. Therefore, allowing some owners to evict tenants without just cause.
On the other side there are the owners of the duplexes and triplexes, making the argument that they are not the problem, stating that in fact the extension of the Oakland Eviction Protection Ordinance will jeopardize them economically. The inability for them to be able to raise rent on existing tenants creates troubles for many since they use that revenue as part of their income.
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