Berkeley Rent Ceiling

Payments not received or postmarked by the due date were assessed a 100 penalty.

Berkeley rent ceiling. Every residential rental unit in berkeley that is covered by rent control has a lawful rent ceiling. You can t be evicted just because the landlord doesn t like you. Rent stabilization board 2125 milvia street berkeley ca 94704 questions or comments.

510 981 7368 510 981 city 2489 or 311 from any landline in berkeley tty. A notice of apparent lawful rent ceiling is an informational non binding document which reflects the rent board s information on the rent ceiling for a unit. Every residential rental unit in berkeley covered by rent control has a lawful rent ceiling.

Rent control berkeley has the strictest rent control in the nation. Berkeley s rent stabilization board passed an emergency resolution allowing landlords and tenants to negotiate rent reductions during the local state of emergency while keeping the rent ceiling. The landlord must have 1 of the 11 good causes to evict as enumerated in the rent ordinance in order to lawfully terminate your tenancy.

Under berkeley rent board resolution 20 14 owners whose late payments are due to financial impacts of covid 19 are eligible for a full waiver of registration penalties. Check your rental unit s reported current rent ceiling registration status and basic tenancy information and report inaccuracies to rent board staff. The rent ceiling is the maximum amount of rent that a landlord may charge for use or occupancy of the unit and any associated housing services included in the rent such as furnishings parking or laundry facilities.

For questions about your registration status please call our office. The 2016 annual general adjustment aga will be effective as of january 1 2016 but will not be reflected in my rent ceiling until january 4th. The berkeley rent stabilization board establishes a rent ceiling that can be raised yearly by an amount corresponding to inflation in the bay area called an annual general adjustment or aga.

Annual registration fees of 250 per unit were due wednesday july 1 2020. If you are a tenant of berkeley that means good news for you since this city has rent ceilings requires just causefor eviction and forces landlords to pay interest payments on security deposits.