City of Union City
The following is a brief overview of the tenant protections available in this city. For more details please refer to the ordinance itself and any other resourced linked below.
Overview
What tenant protections does the city have?
Just Cause for Evictions
Who enforces the tenant protections?
Rent and Tenant Taskforce is advisory to the City Council
https://www.unioncity.org/305/Eviction-Harassment-Protections-Ordinanc
Do you need help?
Contact the Housing and Community Development Division.
Email [email protected]
Phone: 510.675.5392
When were these protections adopted and most recently updated?
Adopted: 2017
Rent Stabilization
Exemptions
How much can rent be increased and how often?
Is banking allowed?
Are passthroughs or additional costs allowed (pets, utilities, parking, etc)?
Eviction Protections
Exemptions
Owner-occupied SFH with less than three bedrooms rented, nonprofit cooperatives, government owned or operated facilities, Section 8 or similar low-income housing.
Under what circumstances is the landlord obligated to pay relocation assistance to tenant?
All no fault just cause where tenant has occupied the unit for at least 12 months.