Oakland Tenants - you need to attend the City Council Meeting on January 16, 2016

You do know that your landlord doesn't have to pay you a single dime if you're the victim of an Ellis act eviction? No relocation fees. You're just homeless.

The EBRHA is pushing to make sure Oakland landlords can keep operating in this manner, even during a time when rents are spiking, and people are getting pushed out.

On January 12, 2016 - City Council will make a decision on this. If you can't get to the meeting, it's time to PUSH your elected official to do the right thing for tenants.
Email. Call. Tweet. Facebook.

Let them know that they cannot keep ignoring this crisis.

Mayor Libby Schaaf
(510) 238-3141 or officeofthemayor [at] oaklandnet.com or @libbyschaaf (twitter)
City Administrator: Sabrina Landreth
(510) 238-3301 or cityadministrator [at] oaklandnet.com
Council District 1 – Dan Kalb
(510) 238-7001 or dkalb [at] oaklandnet.com
Council District 2 – Abel J. Guillen
(510) 238-7002 or aguillen [at] oaklandnet.com
Council District 3 – Lynette Gibson McElhaney (Council President)
(510) 238-7003 or President [at] Oaklandnet.com
Council District 4 – Annie Campbell Washington
(510) 238-7004 or ACampbellWashington [at] oaklandnet.com
Council District 5 – Noel Gallo
(510) 238-7005 or ngallo [at] oaklandnet.com
Council District 6 – Desley Brooks
(510) 238-7006 or dbrooks [at] oaklandnet.com
Council District 7 – Larry Reid
(510) 238-7007 or lreid [at] oaklandnet.com
Councilmember At Large – Rebecca Kaplan
(510) 238-7008 or atlarge [at] oaklandnet.com

This is the link to the EBRHA article, and why we need to fight back.

http://www.ebrha.com/legislation/political-alerts/

Political Alerts
EBRHA Members’ Testimony Leads Oakland Council to Pause on Ellis-type Eviction Relocation Fees
At its December 15 community and Economic Development (CEDA) meeting, councilmembers agreed to delay until January 12, 2016 the decision that would impose relocation fees on Ellis-type evictions. The proposed ordinance would have required property owners to pay relocation fees for ALL residents that equal $8,000 per unit, with an additional $2,500 if the tenant is considered low-income. EBRHA was successful in asking council to delay moving the item forward until EBRHA can provide comments in the hopes of developing a more balanced policy. EBRHA testified that the ordinance was not needed because only four filings were noted in the city’s report—that is four filings out of 90,000 units. The proposed policy would have hurt residents who are either new to property ownership or whose life circumstances have changed and now need to move into their property. This was yet another dilution of property owner rights. EBRHA thanks all the members who came and spoke with such compelling and personal stories of how this would affect them. Their efforts were a large part of this success. EBRHA will continue to send updates as they become available.