Repairs and habitability in Alameda: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Alameda Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Alameda's code says

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Cutting services	Landlords must not interrupt or terminate any utility service furnished to the housing accommodation. § 6-61.30 · code text Interrupt or terminate any utility service furnished to the housing accommodation by any means whatsoever including, but not limited to, the cutting of wires, removing fuses, switching of breakers, or not paying the utility bills when the utility bills are in the name of the landlord. Landlords must not prevent tenants from having reasonable access to their housing accommodation. § 6-61.30 · code text Prevent the tenant from gaining reasonable access to the housing accommodation by changing the locks or using a bootlock or by any other similar method or device. Landlords cannot remove doors or windows without replacing them within a reasonable time period. § 6-61.30 · code text Removal without replacement within a reasonable time period, doors or windows of the housing accommodation. Landlords may not remove personal property, furnishings, or other items from the housing accommodation without the tenant’s prior written consent. Applies: Except under procedures in Civil Code, Part 4, Division 3, Title 5, Chapter 5, commencing with Section 1980. § 6-61.30 · code text Remove from the housing accommodation personal property, the furnishings, or any other items without the prior written consent of the tenant, except when done pursuant to the procedures set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1980) of Title 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.

The California rule underneath

CA state law Underneath, California law still applies. Duty to keep the unit habitable: The landlord must deliver a unit fit to live in and repair conditions that make it untenantable (Civ. Code § 1941). Repair and deduct: A tenant may make a repair the landlord neglects and deduct the cost from rent, up to one month's rent, no more than twice in any 12 months (Civ. Code § 1942(a)). Habitability and repair-and-deduct — the full state rule →

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Repairs and habitability in Alameda

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