Official city rental guidance: berkeley-rent-ordinance

Official city rental guidance: berkeley-rent-ordinance¶

Official source: https://rentboard.berkeleyca.gov/laws-regulations/rent-ordinance-rent-board-regulations

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Rent Ordinance & Rent Board Regulations

Read the text of Berkeley’s Rent Ordinance and all Rent Board Regulations.

Text of Berkeley's Rent Ordinance PDF Copy of the Berkeley Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Just Cause Ordinance (BMC Chapter 13.76.) Regulations of the Berkeley Rent Stabilization BoardChapters 1-2(RESERVED)Chapter 3PURPOSEChapter 4DEFINITIONSChapter 5APPLICABILITYChapter 6RENT STABILIZATION BOARDChapter 7SECURITY DEPOSITSChapter 8RENT REGISTRATIONChapter 9USE AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD (RESERVED - REFERENCE TO REGULATION 830)Chapter 10ESTABLISHMENT OF BASE RENT CEILINGChapter 11ANNUAL GENERAL ADJUSTMENT OF RENT CEILINGSChapter 12INDIVIDUAL RENT ADJUSTMENTS OF RENT CEILINGSChapter 13GOOD CAUSE REQUIRED FOR EVICTIONChapter 14RETALIATION PROHIBITED (RESERVED)Chapter 15REMEDIESChapter 16PARTIAL INVALIDITY (RESERVED)Chapter 17NONWAIVERABILITY (RESERVED)Chapter 18JUDICIAL REVIEW While every effort is made to post current information, documents may not reflect recent revisions or corrections.

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Municipal Code 13.76