The Rent Board Mailbag - Frequently Asked Questions

Each week, the Berkeley Rent Board receives over 300 inquiries from tenants and landlords ranging from very specific concerns about individual units, to broader questions about rent control in general. Every inquiry receives a personal response.

Click on a topic below to read the contents of the mailbag.

Annual General Adjustments (and other rent increase notices) 

Capital Improvements 

Codes & Habitability 

Eviction Issues 

Exemptions 

Landlord Rights & Responsibilities 

Lease Issues 

Mediation Services 

Occupancy 

Registration 

Roommates & Neighbors 

Security Deposit 

Separate Agreements 

Services 

State Law 

Tenant Rights & Responsibilities 

Vacancy Decontrol 

Have a question about landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities?  E-mail the City of Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, call, or visit the office at 2125 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 (northeast corner of Milvia & Center Streets) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, between 9 a.m. and 4:45 p.m., and Wednesday between 12 noon and 6:30 p.m. Telephone: 510-981-7368 (981-RENT).