Oakland Housing Director Defends Department After NBC Bay Area Exposes Lack of Oversight Relating to Wrongful Evictions

The director of Oakland’s Housing and Community Development Department, Michele Byrd, said her agency is focused on educating landlords on the rules and regulations governing owner move-in evictions. The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit, however, has learned Byrd’s agency has not contacted any of the dozens of landlords who have failed to comply with the city’s own eviction regulations, which went into effect two years ago.