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Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board passed an emergency resolution allowing landlords and tenants to negotiate rent reductions during the local state of emergency while keeping the rent ceiling intact.
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Concerns over rent payments, possible evictions and increased housing insecurity in Berkeley have been raised in light of the COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus, pandemic.
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Berkeley City Council will vote on whether or not to approve the Ronald V. Dellums Fair Chance Access to Housing and Public Health and Safety Ordinance, which will prohibit landlords from denying housing applications based on criminal history.
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A proposed ordinance would prohibit landlords in the city of Berkeley from asking about prospective tenants’ criminal history.
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Berkeley City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to adopt an ordinance that would amend the Berkeley Municipal Code to levy fines for residential buildings vacant for more than 120 days.
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Tuesday’s City Council meeting will discuss the Housing Accountability Act and several items addressing homelessness and affordable housing, among a number of other proposals.
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The Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board has appointed María Poblet, campus alumna and tenants advocate, to replace Commissioner Katherine Harr, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
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California’s Fair Political Practices Commission, or FPPC, is currently investigating the Yes on Measure DD campaign on suspicion of violating the Political Reform Act’s campaign disclosure requirements.
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The UC Berkeley Progressive Student Association, or PSA, filed a complaint Monday against the Committee for Real Affordable Housing for alleged violations by the “Yes on Measure DD, No on Measure U1” campaign, according to a statement from the ASUC Housing Commission.
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If passed, Measures U1 and DD, one of which voters will choose on the Nov. 8 ballot, would each raise the business license tax on Berkeley landlords, but the proponents of each measure — and their spending — differ greatly.
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