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Alameda County Online Resource Directory

Find health and human service programs throughout Alameda County with this Resource Directory. You can search by type of service (key word search) or by agency name. Information is available in several languages and listings include information about location, public transit routes and accessibility.

Landlord Associations & Professional Training

Rental Housing Association of Northern Alameda County (RHANAC)
360 22nd St, Suite 240
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 893-9873
www.rhanac.org

California Apartment Association
980 Ninth Street, Suite 2150
Sacramento, CA 95814
(800) 967-4222 - toll-free phone
www.caanet.org

Institute for Real Estate Management
www.irem.org

National Association of Residential Property Managers
http://narpm.org/

One Stop Capital Shop
(510) 238-3703
http://oakland1stop.org

Professional Property Management Association of San Francisco
http://www.ppmaofsf.org/

Buying & Selling Real Estate

Business License & Tax
http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/b_and_f1/revenue/randr.html

California Association of Realtors
www.car.org

Oakland Association of Realtors
http://www.oar.org/

Oakland Rent Arbitration Board
http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/hcd/rentboard/index.html

Recorder's Office
http://www.acgov.org/auditor/clerk/

Rental Housing Association of Northern Alameda County (RHANAC)
www.rhanac.org

Fair Housing & Discrimination

Housing Rights
P.O. Box 12895
Berkeley 94712
510-548-8776
www.housingrights.com

Sentinel Fair Housing
510 16th Street, Ste. 560
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 836-2687
www.sentinelfairhousing.org

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102-3448
(415) 436-8400
(800) 347-3739
TTY (415) 436-6594
www.hud.gov

Fair Housing Information
http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/
Housing Discrimination Complaint Line: (800) 669-9777

Disability Resources

AC Transit Paratransit
(510) 817-1717
http://www.actransit.org/riderinfo/paratransit.wu

Access Improvement Program
City of Oakland grants for accessibility modifications in rental housing
Residential Lending & Rehabilitation Services
(510) 238-3909
www.oaklandnet.com/government/hcd/loansgrants/access_rent.html

Center for Independent Living (CIL)
2539 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 841-4776
TDD: (510) 848-3101
www.cilberkeley.org

CIL Field Offices:
Oakland Office
610 16th Street, 4th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 763-9999
TDD: (510) 444-1837

Fruitvale Satellite Office:
Centro de Vida Independiente CIV
Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation
1470 Fruitvale Avenue
Oakland, CA 94601
(510) 536-2271

East Oakland Office:
7200 Bancroft Ave, Suite 9 A
Oakland, California
(510) 635-4920

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
2212 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 644-2555 V/TTY
www.dredf.org

Housing Consortium of the East Bay
(for people with developmental disabilities)
7677 Oakport St., Ste 300
Oakland, CA 94621
(510) 383-1303
www.hceb.org

Housing Rights
P.O. Box 12895
Berkeley 94712
(510) 548-8776
www.housingrights.com

Protection & Advocacy Incorporated
433 Hegenberger Road, Suite 220
Oakland, CA 94621
(800) 776-5746 Voice/TDD/TTY
www.pai-ca.org

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
www.va.gov

Online government disability resources:

Federal disability resource page:
www.disabilityinfo.gov

Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Homepage
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Legal Information & Assistance

Alameda County Bar Association
610 16th Street, Ste. 426
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 893-7160
http://www.acbanet.org

Lawyers in the Library
Oakland Public Library
(510) 239-3134
http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/services/lawyers.html

Legal Assistance for Seniors
464 7th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 832-3040

Oakland Rent Arbitration Board
250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 5th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 238-3721
http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/hcd/rentboard/index.html

Small Claims Legal Advice Program
661 Washington Street, 2nd Floor (Self Help Center)
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 268-7665
www.co.alameda.ca.us/courts

Mediation

Trained mediators help landlords and tenants resolve disputes by helping both parties talk through the problem and come to an agreement together.

East Bay Community Mediation
1968 San Pablo Ave
Berkeley, CA 94702
(510) 548-2377

Sentinel Fair Housing
510 16th St., Ste 560
Oakland CA 94612
(510) 836-2687
www.sentinelfairhousing.org

Government Links

Oakland City Government

City of Oakland
www.oaklandnet.com
CITYLINE: (510) 238-2222. Recorded information about City of Oakland programs & services.

Business License & Tax
http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/b_and_f1/revenue/randr.html

Code Compliance/ City of Oakland Building Department
http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/ceda/revised/building.html

Rent Arbitration Board
http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/hcd/rentboard/index.html

Repair & Rehabilitation programs
http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/hcd/loansgrants/rehab.html

Alameda County Government

Alameda County's Website
www.co.alameda.ca.us

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
www.aclppp.org

Recorder's Office
www.acgov.org/auditor/clerk

California State Government

State of California Website
http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp

California Landlord/Tenant Legal Guide
(California Department of Consumer Affairs)
www.dca.ca.gov/legal/landlordbook

California State Law
www.leginfo.ca.gov
www.LawHelpCalifornia.org

California Department of Real Estate
www.dre.ca.gov

U.S. Federal Government

HUD - U.S. Department of Housing & Community Development
www.hud.gov

Find other Housing Authority websites
www.phada.org/linkha.htm

U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/

U.S. Senate
www.senate.gov

White House
www.whitehouse.gov

Energy Efficiency & Rebate Programs

East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD)
http://www.ebmud.com/conserving_&_recycling/residential/
(510) 287-1380
http://www.ebmud.com/index.html

Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E)
http://www.pge.com/rebates/
(800) 743-5000
http://www.pge.com/

Free Services for Property Owners

Free landlord workshops
Rental Housing Association of Northern Alameda County (RHANAC)
(510) 893-9873
www.rhanac.org

Free lead-based paint services, equipment & classes
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
(510) 567-8280
www.aclppp.org

Free rental listing service
Eden Information & Referral
(510) 727-9565
www.edenir.org

Free small business workshops, advice and assistance
One Stop Capital Shop
(510) 238-3703
http://oakland1stop.org

Tool Lending Library
(510) 597-5089
www.oaklandlibrary.org/Branches/tem.htm

Can't find what you need?
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