UPDATE: Fiscal year 2023-24 registration fees were due Monday, July 3, 2023. The Rent Ordinance imposes a 100% penalty on payments not received or postmarked by the due date. Most property owners may be eligible for a waiver of part or all of the penalty if their account is fully paid by September 30, 2023. For more information, you can reach the Registration Unit in the…

The Annual General Adjustment (AGA) allows landlords of most (but not all) units fully covered by Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance (Ordinance) to raise the rent by a set percent with proper notice, starting January 1. Under the Ordinance, the AGA must…

The 2023 annual security deposit interest rate is 0.7% The Berkeley Rent Ordinance requires that landlords return annual interest on tenants’ security deposits by the end of December, or deduct the owed interest amount from January 2024 rent. Per Rent Board Regulation 704, if the annual interest is not paid by January 31st, the tenant can deduct 10% of their security…