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Tenant issues in Oakland CA
Hello,
. I am renting out 4 rooms in my home in west oakland. I currently am living in the home parttime and come to Oakland 1 or 2 x's per month for work. I am having issues with the "borders" not paying rent on time and not communicating when they are going to be late. The house is extremely messy and I was bit up by bugs when sleeping last time I stayed there so I haven't been sleeping there when I come to town.
I am considering selling my home due to the stress it causes me not knowing if I will get rent from my tenants and the state of the home is really depressing. After trying to enforce late payments (we signed a written stating this) I was told my one of them it is unlawful to charge late payments. I am currently looking for someone to advise me on what to do and what I can do to not break any laws. I have called every landlord related lawyer I can find on google over the last 2 weeks and have not gotten askingle call back. Can someone help advise me or recommend me to someone who can?
Thanks so much for any assistance.
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Due to all the homeless or unhoused people in Oakland it is hard for Oakland to take care of issues with people.
Needless to say, property tax is not giving a break so are other things such as utilities bills and repairs. My suggestion is to get property management to mange your tenants, to collect rent, eviction, etc. If you do sell property I would not buy in Alameda county with current rent control and restrictions but, if you do stay with Alameda county then get property management. Once boarder are gone make sure you get people who are very well screened by property management so you will have a stress free win/win condition.