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Administrative Fee Schedule

Specifies fees for certain Rent Board services.

Petitions

Petitions not noted below have no associated fee.

Type of PetitionFeeAdditional UnitsMaximum
Redetermination of Certificate of Permissible Rent Ceiling$25$25 
Petition to Determine Exempt Status of Unit (E-Petition)$25$15$125

Appeals

Type of AppealFeeAdditional UnitsMaximum
Appeal of a petition decision to the elected Rent Board$100$100$500

Agency Determinations

Type of agency determinationfeeadditional unitsmaximum
Recertification of Permissible Rent Level$30$30$500
Ellis Act Administration$250 per unit  

Duplication

ItemFee
Photocopying or printing$0.10 per page
CD/DVD$10
Certified copies$5 per page
Subpoena (court appearance)Costs incurred as defined by the City of Berkeley Administrative Regulation 8.1 pursuant to Government Code Section 68096.1
Subpoena (records only)Costs incurred as defined by the City of Berkeley Administrative Regulation 8.1 pursuant to Evidence Code 1563(b)(1)
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