When it comes to the apartment hunt, deposits are typically something we don’t worry about until we don’t get them returned. The Clog’s got your back to make sure this doesn’t happen in the future. So what are deposits anyway? A deposit is what a landlord or property manager requires Read More…
Due to federal budget cuts in March – known as the sequestration – Berkeley Housing Authority has cut 14 subsidized housing vouchers from low income individuals while also suspending about 200 households in the final stages of applications. Read More…
Four contested seats on the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board are likely to go mostly to candidates from the Progressive Affordable Housing Slate, data shows as of press time. As of Wednesday afternoon, with all voting precincts reported, the lead candidates are Judy Shelton, Asa Dodsworth and Alejandro Soto-Vigil from the Read More…
The long-fueled tension between Berkeley tenants and property owners has taken on greater significance for Rent Stabilization Board candidates in this November’s electoral race. Read More…
In the midst of Berkeley’s election season, Cal Berkeley Democrats held a meeting Thursday night in which they endorsed 10 candidates, including City Councilmember and mayoral candidate Kriss Worthington. Read More…
The official filing period for candidate in the city’s 2012 municipal election has closed, leaving 26 candidates in the running for local office in this November’s race —six of whom are vying for the office of mayor. Read More…
The filing period for the city of Berkeley municipal election officially ended Friday. Candidates for mayor, the Berkeley City council, the Rent Stabilization Board and school board have been finalized for the November election. Read More…
The Berkeley City Council will consider recommending an analysis on an ordinance that would give landlords in Berkeley the power to ban smoking in their residences. The recommendation, proposed by Councilmembers Kriss Worthington and Max Anderson and set to come up at the council’s meeting Tuesday, asks the city’s Community Read More…
We all know that looking for housing off campus is stressful, time-consuming and costly. From searching in a very competitive market and paying high rent, to finding roommates and moving and unpacking, the last thing on your mind is the fees that you pay just to fill out an application Read More…
Berkeley tenants will have an easier time affording relocation to temporary units if the Berkeley City Council passes an ordinance at its meeting next Tuesday regarding unavoidable housing damages brought on by landlord negligence or disrepair that leaves the unit uninhabitable. The proposed revision to the city’s longstanding relocation ordinance — Read More…
