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Alameda County board gives first reading to just‑cause eviction ordinance, adds two months relocation assistance
Summary
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 7 gave unanimous first‑reading approval to a just‑cause eviction ordinance that adds protections for some unincorporated county renters, expands covered housing types in limited cases and increases relocation assistance to two months; staff will return with a 12‑month enforcement review and a second reading is scheduled for Feb. 4.
Alameda County supervisors gave unanimous first‑reading approval Jan. 7 to a new just‑cause eviction ordinance that applies to rental units in the unincorporated county and makes several local changes to state law. The board adopted the ordinance on first reading as amended to provide two months of relocation assistance and to require a county review 12 months after adoption.
The ordinance, read into the record by the clerk, adds chapter 3.7 to the Alameda County Ordinance Code and incorporates Civil Code section 1946.2 (with specified exclusions), while keeping most provisions aligned with state law, staff said. County staff told the board the draft includes 15 enumerated just causes and — unlike the state law — would include single‑family…
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