The City of Alameda Rent Program has published its Annual Report with data for the 2024 calendar year. The report shows increased public engagement, expanded enforcement of the Rent Ordinance, and key policy initiatives as the Rent Program completed its second full year as a division of the City Attorney’s Office.
The report details Rent Program activities during 2024 and presents data on cases, submissions, registration, and Alameda’s rental market.
In 2024, the Rent Program successfully launched its first drive to collect annual registration statements for all fully regulated rental units in the city. As of January 1, 2025, the Rent Program had received registrations for more than 80% of properties and fee payments for 86% of properties.
Under the Rent Ordinance, landlords who have not submitted an annual registration statement or paid program fees are not eligible to increase rent for any unit on the property in question. Program staff continues to work with landlords to help them come into compliance. In the first quarter of 2025, landlords registered an additional 70 properties and paid more than $130,000 in outstanding fees. Landlords or tenants with questions about a property’s status may contact program staff at 510-747-7520 or [email protected].
Other report highlights include:
- More than 13,000 tenant-occupied units registered in the Alameda Rent Registry.
- Over $125,000 refunded to 80 households following invalid rent increases.
- On average, staff responded to 743 public inquiries per month.
- Nearly 50% of fully regulated units had tenancy data updated during annual registration.
- Staff processed 61 no-fault termination cases, 48 termination of tenancy reviews, and 558 registration reviews to verify compliance with the Rent Ordinance.
- 26 workshops hosted and 31 rent adjustment hearings coordinated.
- More than 9,700 annual information letters mailed to landlords and tenants.
- Emergency relocation assistance totaling $24,332 provided to seven displaced tenants.
The 2024 Rent Program Annual Report is available to read or download online.
