• Deadline: March 1 every year.
• Who must register? Owners of any unit covered by:
  
  • The Rent Adjustment Ordinance, OR
  • The Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance.
• If you do NOT register annually, you CANNOT:
  
  • Legally increase rents
  • File or respond to a rent adjustment petition
  • Evict tenants

Before serving any eviction notice:

1. Register your property at www.rentregistry.oaklandca.gov.
2. File a copy of the termination notice with RAP within 10 days of serving it to the tenant.

Important:
If you served an eviction notice before registering, you must:

• Register the property, AND
• Serve a new notice.

(Examples: Owner move-in, relocation for repairs)

• No-fault evictions are prohibited if the owner is delinquent on business taxes.
• When serving a no-fault eviction notice, you must include:
  
  1. A copy of your current Business Tax Certificate
  2. A statement informing tenants about eviction limits for owners delinquent on business taxes.

• To pay your Business Tax, obtain a Business Tax Certificate, and pay the annual RAP Service Fee, click [here].
• Note: If you have not paid the RAP Service Fee:
  • You cannot file or respond to a rent adjustment petition.
  • Late penalties and interest apply after March 1.