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Note: This information is not intended to be construed as legal advise and is subject to change without notice. Please contact the Rent Board to confirm that the information contained herein is still good.
General Information
011- Rent Board Contact Information and Hours
012 - Overview of Rent Board Services - What We Do and Don't Do
014 - Purchase of the Ordinance and Rules and Regulations
016 - Accessible Meeting Policy
017 - Overview of Covered and Exempt Units
018 - Partial Exemption for Certain Subsidized Rental Units
019 - Partial Exemption for Certain Single-Family Homes and Condominiums Under Costa-Hawkins
020 - Partial Exemption for New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation
Annual and Banked Rent Increases
051 - This Year's Annual Allowable Increase Amount
052 - Imposing the Annual Allowable Increase
Security Deposits
101 - This Year's Security Deposit Interest Rate
102 - Security Deposits - General Information
103 - Interest on Security Deposits
Roommates and Subletting
151 - Subletting and Replacement of Roommates
152 - Charging for Additional Occupants Prohibited
153 - Rent Increases Under Section 6.14 and Costa-Hawkins
154 - Limits on Rent Charged by Master Tenants
155 - Evictions Based on Breach of No Subletting Clause
156 - Evictions Based on Addition of Family Members to Unit
157 - Evictions of Roommates and Subtenants
Evictions
201 - Overview of Just Cause Evictions
202 - General Eviction Notice Requirements
203 - Notice Requirements for Evictions Based on Owner or Relative Move-in
204 - Evictions Based on Owner or Relative Move-in
205 - Evictions Pursuant to the Ellis Act
206 - Temporary Evictions for Capital Improvements
207 - Evictions Based on Substantial Rehabilitation
208 - Evictions Based on Breach of Lease Involving Material Change in Original Lease Term
209 - Evictions Based on Breach of No-Subletting Clause and/or Breach of Occupancy Limits
210 - Evictions of Roommates and Subtenants
211 - Reports of Alleged Wrongful Eviction
212 - Unlawful Detainer Actions in Court
213 - Evictions to Demolish or Permanently Remove a Unit From Housing Use
Other Landlord/Tenant Issues
252 - Landlord Access to a Unit
254 - Charging for Additional Occupants Prohibited
255 - Charging Additional Rent for New Housing Services
256 - Parking and Storage Spaces as Housing Services
257 - Minimum Heat Requirements
259 - Uniform Residential Hotel Visitor Policy
260 - Handling Repair Problems
261 - Rent Withholding and the Repair and Deduct Remedy
262 - Resolving Problems With Your Landlord or Tenant
264 - Temporary Rent Reduction Agreements
265 - Disclosure Requirements for Online Rental Advertisements
266 - Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
990 - Good Samaritan Tenancy Information
Landlord Petitions and Passthroughs
301 - Overview of Landlord Petitions and Passthroughs
302 - Capital Improvement Petitions - General Information
304 - How to Allocate Capital Improvement Costs
305 - Interest on Capital Improvement Costs
306 - Uncompensated Labor Rates
307 - Special Rules for Properties with 1-5 Residential Units
308 - Special Rules for Properties with Six or More Residential Units
309 - Special Rules for Seismic Work and Other Improvements Required by Law
310 - Special Rules for Energy Conservation Work
311 - How to Notify Tenants of a Capital Improvement Increase
312 - Tenant Objections to a Capital Improvement Petition
322 - Operating and Maintenance Petitions
323 - Special Circumstances or Comparable Rent Increase Petitions
324 - Proposition I Past Rent History Petitions
326 - Petitions for Substantial Rehabilitation Exemption
327 - Petitions for Extension of Time to Complete Capital Improvements
328 - Section 1.21 Tenant in Occupancy Petitions
329 - Petitions for Determination Pursuant to Section 6.14 and/or Costa-Hawkins
330 - General Obligation Bond Passthroughs
331 - Water Revenue Bond Passthroughs
Tenant Petitions
351 - Overview of Tenant Petitions
352 - Substantial Decrease in Housing Services Petitions
353 - Failure to Repair and Maintain Petitions
354 - Unlawful Rent Increase Petitions and Lawful Rent Determinations
356 - Tenant Challenge of Improper Water Revenue Bond Passthrough
357 - Tenant Challenge of Improper General Obligation Bond Measure Passthrough
358 - Petitions for Failure to Discontinue Capital Improvement Passthrough
359 - Section 6.15C(3) Subtenant Petitions based on Proportional Rent
360 - Unlawful Initial Rent Claims by a Subtenant
361 - Tenant Summary Petitions
362 - Reports of Alleged Wrongful Eviction
363 - Tenant Financial Hardship Applications
Hearings, Mediations and Appeals