Oakland Tenants Union

05/05/2026

05/03/2026

The people most impacted by California’s housing crisis are done being ignored. Join tenants, unhoused neighbors, workers, and community leaders for a People’s Housing Crisis Forum & March to demand:
✊ Real Tenant Protections — rent stabilization & strong eviction protections
🏘️ Massive public investment in permanently affordable, social housing
🚫 Limits on corporate landlord power and political influence
SHOW UP. SPEAK OUT. FIGHT FOR HOUSING JUSTICE. RSVP at https://bit.ly/oakpeoplesforum

04/21/2026

: Know Your Rights about ICE!

04/15/2026

04/12/2026

We are urging the Oakland City Council to oppose the Encampment Abatement Policy and instead work with the impacted communities to find viable solutions to Oakland’s homelessness crisis.

Tell your council member to OPPOSE the EAP at or before their April 14 council meeting!

04/05/2026

Thanks to everyone who wrote a letter opposing evicting mixed-status families from subsidized housing!

03/07/2026

Problems with your landlord? Join OTU tomorrow at 3:00pm for our free virtual tenant clinic! Register at: https://buff.ly/nv5LCkb

03/05/2026

As part of the settlement, Property Upsurge must pay $550,000 to tenants and provide $200,000 in debt relief, as well as $50,000 in civil penalties.

Property Upsurge must also cease charging three-day notice fees, limit late fees to actual costs, respond promptly to tenant complaints, and rent units at the same rate regardless of payment

03/04/2026

Our March General Meeting is coming up next Monday at 7:00 PM! We’ll be discussing our 2026 policy priorities, voting on some state bill endorsements, and responding to the Trump administration’s cruel attacks on immigrant families. Don’t miss it! https://mailchi.mp/c03801282341/otu-march-general-meeting

03/02/2026

Problem with your landlord? Join OTU next Sunday at our free virtual tenant clinic to learn your rights. Register below

A free clinic where Oakland tenants can get answers to questions about their tenants' rights.