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Rent Stabilization Board
2125 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
TEL: (510) 981-7368, TDD: (510) 981-6903, FAX: (510) 981-4910
Office Hours: M,Tu,Th,F 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wed 12 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Email: rent@cityofberkeley.info

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Look up the new maximum allowable rent for your rental unit on My Rent Ceiling. In January of each year, the Rent Board posts the updated rent ceilings for all rent-controlled units, which include the annual increase (AGA) for units considered in compliance with local requirements.

At its October 2020 Regular Meeting, the Rent Stabilization Board approved increases to the Owner Move-in and Ellis Act relocation assistance payments that will go into effect on January 1, 2021.

Have questions about the statewide eviction protections contained in the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act (Assembly Bill 3088)? You can find information about that and more on our COVID-19 Tenant & Landlord Resources page.

The Rent Board office is currently CLOSED to the public due to COVID-19 and related Health and Shelter-in-Place Orders. We are still providing services remotely. See our Reduced Services in Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) page.

What is Rent Control? And How Does It Affect Me?

  HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? 

• Know Your Rights & Responsibilities as a Landlord or Tenant

• Register Your Residential Rental Unit 

• Check Your Unit’s Rent Ceiling 

• Understand Lawful Rent Increases (including AGAs)

• Understand the Eviction Process in Berkeley

• File a Petition and Understand the Hearings Process

• Mediate Landlord-Tenant Issues

• Calculate Interest on Security Deposits

For questions or more information, contact a Rent Board Housing Counselor at rent@cityofberkeley.info or at 510-981-RENT (7368) -- see our office hours at the top of this page. 


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