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The 2022 Annual Security Deposit Interest Rate is 0.1%

Annual security deposit interest payments are due by December 31!

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The 2023 AGA is 4.4%

Information and tools for understanding, calculating, and implementing the 2023 AGA.

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2023 Adjustments of Relocation Assistance Payments

Annual increases for owner move-in and Ellis Act eviction relocation assistance payments go into effect January 1, 2023. 

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The Berkeley Rent Board is Conducting a Tenant Survey

A randomly chosen sample of tenants will receive the survey in the mail.  

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Rent Board Adopts Amnesty Period for Late Payment of Fiscal Year 2022-23 Registration Fees

The amnesty period allows for the waiver of all late-payment penalties if accounts are paid in full by September 30, 2022, in cases of COVID-19 financial hardship, and where a property account has been identified as needing an administrative correction.

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Berkeley Housing Authority Opens Pre-Application Period for Housing Choice Voucher Waitlist Random Draw

We’re helping to spread the word that, after more than ten years, the Berkeley Housing Authority (BHA) has announced the opening of the Tenant-Based (Housing Choice Voucher) waitlist. The pre-application period to be included in the random draw for placement on the waitlist is July 19 through July 26. 

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UPDATED: Registration Fees Were Due Friday, July 1

Late payments will result in a 100% penalty on any outstanding fee balance!

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Registration Fees for Fiscal Year 2022-2023

Registration fees are due Friday, July 1, 2022!