The City contracts with Fremont Landlord, Tenant, & Fair Housing Services to provide information to landlords and tenants regarding their rights and responsibilities.

Typical advice provided often relates to:

• Security deposits
• Repairs
• Right to entry
• Evictions
• Retaliations
• Rent increases

For more information, contact:
Fremont Landlord, Tenant, & Fair Housing Services
39155 Liberty St.
Suite D440
Fremont, CA 94538
Email
510-574-2270

Housing discrimination is the unfair treatment of people based on their race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental handicap, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, or having children.

The City contracts with Fremont Landlord, Tenant, & Fair Housing Services to provide fair housing information and investigate housing discrimination complaints.

If you or someone you know feels they have been treated unfairly in their search for housing in Fremont, please contact Fremont Landlord, Tenant, & Fair Housing Services at 510-574-2270.

You can also contact Project Sentinel - Fair Housing. View their contact information below:

Project Sentinel - Fair Housing
housing.org
1-800-339-6043
Email

On October 3, 2017, the Fremont City Council adopted the Rent Review Ordinance, effective January 1, 2018. The ordinance covers all residential rental units in Fremont, including single family homes. The Rent Review Program provides a review and a formal hearing for proposed rent increases in excess of 5% in any 12-month period.

For more information, visit the Rent Review Program webpage.

The City contracts with Habitat for Humanity to provide assistance with home repairs, including accessibility improvements for residents with disabilities. Eligible accessibility improvements include the following:

• Installing ramps
• Installing safety hand rails
• Installing grab bars
• Installing levers to replace door knobs
• Upgrading showers, tubs, lavatories, and kitchen sinks
• Installing long-handled faucets and more

For more information, contact:
Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley
510-803-3388
homerepair@HabitatEBSV.org

• Green Building: Information on mandatory green building measures for new construction and major renovations.
• Energy Upgrade California: Whole home upgrade program offering rebates.
• Water Conservation Resources: Information about the CA drought and relevant rebate & incentive programs for water conservation.
• Bay Area Green Business Program: Certification program for businesses that exceed industry operating standards in relation to energy and water efficiency, waste reduction, pollution prevention, purchasing, and other environmental best management practices.
• Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN): A network of Bay Area local governments partnering to promote resource efficiency at the regional level, focusing on energy, water and greenhouse gas reduction. BayREN offers rebates, funding. and technical assistance to help residents, property owners, and business owners improve the resource-efficiency and carbon footprint of their buildings.
• Natural Gas Rule Fact Sheet from Bay Area Air Quality Management District: Fact sheet regarding zero emissions rules for future water and space heating systems
• City of Fremont Environmental Services Division
• Republic Services: Brochures, stickers, tote bags, kitchen pails
• Free Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Free Mattress Drop-Off at Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station

The Housing Division monitors the City's investments in affordable multifamily rental housing, including annual reviews of reports submitted by borrowers. With these annual reports, borrowers show that their properties continue to be an asset to the community and demonstrate compliance with the provisions of the regulatory and loan agreements they have executed with the City.

Requirements

Loan agreement annual reporting includes but is not limited to insurance requirements, financial audits, reserve account balances, management plans, and capital needs assessments. Regulatory agreement annual reporting includes but is not limited to tenant income and household size verification, rents for restricted affordable units, annual occupancy rate, household demographics, fair housing issues, and neighborhood concerns. Housing staff also conducts routine site inspections of properties to verify compliance with the agreements as testified in the annual reports.

Submission of Reports

The submission of annual reports to the City are due within a certain number of days after the close of each calendar year as specified by each property's loan and regulatory agreement. Borrowers shall demonstrate compliance with their regulatory agreement with the City by completing an Excel spreadsheet with the necessary current information on all units in their applicable property and submit it to the Housing Division. This Excel spreadsheet can be obtained by contacting the Housing Division by email.

Please see the following Utility Allowance Schedules for Alameda County based on the Housing Authority of County of Alameda (HACA):

• Utility Allowance Schedule - Single Family Home (Detached)
• Utility Allowance Schedule - Multi-Family Home (Attached)

The City's Municipal Code (Section 3-13100) contains the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance that clarifies the process through which rents can be increased at mobile home parks within the city. Rent increases shall generally be limited to one increase in any consecutive 12-month period.

Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance

The document below lists the anticipated life expectancy for different capital improvements to mobile homes and mobile home parks.

Capital Improvement Life Expectancies