It is important to note that the Ordinance applies to all rental units in Oakland, including units otherwise exempt from rent or eviction co

A buyout is an agreement between an owner and a tenant.  Typically, the tenant agrees to voluntarily vacate a rental unit in exchange for mo

There was a time when a landlord couldn’t offer a tenant a buyout because it was considered a wrongful endeavor to recover possession in vio

In 2016, the Berkeley city council enacted the tenant buyout ordinance (TBO) regulating the disclosure, negotiation, and processing of buyou

In 2011, Defendant Shalizi purchased a four-unit apartment building in San Francisco.  He wanted to move into a unit rented by Plaintiff Ger