// alameda · alameda county
2.7% for Sep 1, 2026 to Aug 31, 2027 (70% of CPI, 1% floor, 5% ceiling); prior year 1.0%. Fully regulated: 2 or more units on a lot built before Feb 1995. Partially regulated (just cause, registration, relocation, state 8.8% cap): single-family homes, condos and post-1995 multi-unit buildings.
// the rulebook
Alameda's Annual General Adjustment for Sep 1, 2026 to Aug 31, 2027 is 2.7%, set at 70% of CPI with a 1% floor and a 5% ceiling, up from 1.0% the prior year. Fully regulated units are two or more on a lot built before Feb 1995. Single-family homes, condos and post-1995 multi-unit buildings are partially regulated: just cause, registration and relocation apply, and the state 8.8% cap governs the increase. Banking is allowed but bounded, the current AGA plus 3% at most, 8% banked total, never in consecutive years and three times per tenancy. The program fee for FY 2026-27 is $176 per fully regulated unit and $118 per partially regulated unit, due Aug 31, half of it passable in 12 monthly installments. A business license at $20 per unit is required at two or more units, not for a single house or condo. No-cause evictions have been banned since 2019. We register every unit, pass through the half the ordinance allows, and keep the banking record so a planned increase is still legal when you want to take it.
// what owners run into
A banked increase is capped at the current AGA plus 3%, with 8% banked in total, never in consecutive years, and no more than 3 times per tenancy. One wrong year and the increase is void.
On a partially regulated single-family or condo, an increase over 10% that leads the tenant to leave within 90 days owes relocation of $6,782 to $17,961. We price increases under that line.
Ellis takes a 120-day notice and bars re-rental for 5 years. A buyout can be rescinded for 30 days. Owner move-in needs a 50% or greater owner in the unit within 60 days for 3 years.
// start here
What your Alameda place should rent for, what the rules allow next year, and what we would do first. Written, within one business day.
// services
Priced to the market, screened to a written standard, leased with the notices your city requires.
The cap, the registry, the fee and the notice for your unit, each on its own calendar.
A 24-hour line, licensed vendors, your approval threshold, and the vendor's invoice with nothing added.
// questions
2.7% on fully regulated units (2 or more units on a lot built before Feb 1995) for Sep 1, 2026 to Aug 31, 2027, plus banked amounts up to the AGA plus 3%. A single-family home or condo is partially regulated and follows the state 8.8% cap unless it qualifies for the AB 1482 exemption; an increase over 10% there risks a relocation payment if the tenant leaves within 90 days.
Yes. A house or condo is partially regulated and pays the $118 program fee due Aug 31, half of it passable to the tenant in 12 monthly installments. No business license is required for a single house or condo; it starts at 2 units at $20 per unit.
Relocation runs $6,782 for a studio to $12,912 for 4BR or larger, or $8,764 to $17,961 if a household member is 62 or older, disabled or under 18. The owner must hold 50% or more, move in within 60 days and stay 3 years.
A typical East Bay management fee is 6 to 10% of collected rent plus half to one month of rent for leasing. Our full schedule is on the fees page.
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// next step
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