. There are lots of additional ways to help the Slate including literature drops on your own time and phonebanking. Martinac: If I did, I wouldnt be running for this position! Paid for by Soli Alpert for Rent Board 2022 FPPC #1451431; Nathan Mizell for Rent Board 2022 FPPC #1455516; Vanessa Danielle Marrero for Rent Board 2022 FPPC #1455240; Ida Martinac for Rent Board 2022 FPPC #1453072; Negeene Mosaed for Rent Board 2022 FPPC #1453559. ebclc.org/need-services/housing-services/. On Saturday, August 6, representatives of the Conventions 12 sponsoring organizations interviewed the candidates and then submitted their evaluations of the candidates. )Meet-Up Location: Cul-de-sacs at Webster and Bateman (by 2523 Webster)Free food for volunteers: Breakfast and coffeeChildcare: NoRSVP Form. Voters had through Monday, August 8 to cast their ballot, and ultimately selected Mizell as the final candidate. The reporters and editors at Berkeleyside are dedicated to covering our city and providing you with the information you need to be an informed citizen. We also worked with the Council to place Measure MM on the ballot expanding our rental registry to partially regulated units, which has brought the board valuable data that will inform our public policy and made rent board services available to many more Berkeley tenants. If you are using this form to register a Measure MM unit for the first time, you must ALSO file a Tenancy Registration Statement. (In order to run for or hold public office in Berkeley, an individual must live in Berkeley.) During the application period for the PAB, we held an informative webinar explaining the new board and the role of PAB board members. I spend a lot of time at Games of Berkeley. Please consider making a donation to help us cover all of our costs. That means individuals can donate up to $60 to each member of the Slate (i.e. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)(3), City Council Resolution 70,030-N.S., and City of Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board (Rent Board) Resolution 21-29, this meeting of the Rent Board will be conducted exclusively through teleconference and Zoom videoconference. We are also working on plans to ensure that the parts of the law that persist past the state of emergency will be thoroughly enforced. If you donate $20, the candidate receives $120. As a parent, I know many parents and children have been struggling through the pandemic, and even before the pandemic, and believe there is an opening for the rent board to collaborate with the Berkeley Unified School District on an outreach program to educate Berkeley parents on resources available to them. 2023 There should be increased outreach on discrimination laws and freedom from retaliation provisions. Here are some upcoming opportunities to help: Saturday, October 29: District 8 Lit Drop w/ Coffee and Donuts, When: Saturday, October 29 from 10AM to 1PM (come for all or part! Alpert: No. Tenants have until May 31, 2023, or one year from when the state of emergency ends, whichever is sooner, to pay back-rent from March 17, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2021. Each member of the Berkeley Rent Board slate needs to submit at least 30 donations of at least $10 from registered Berkeley voter by Friday, or else theyll be locked out of public financing! We need to improve and modernize our online and social media outreach so that we can connect with those folks as well, without giving up our current effective methods. I would work to make the rent board an active and helpful partner for creating opportunities to add (already created, but vacant) units to the rental market. The rent board and Berkeleys Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance are two of the critical tools with some ability to combat the effects of these issues in the rental ecosystem. Include a HUD required Section 8 Tenancy Addendum with your lease. The financialization of the housing market, the subprime mortgage meltdown, government bailout of banks, compounded by the deregulation of the housing and banking sector, led to the working class inability to buy homes and growing numbers of tenants. Annual security deposit interest payments are due by December 31! Learn more about the Berkeleyside team. PUBLIC ADVISORY: THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH VIDEOCONFERENCE AND TELECONFERENCE Based on this formula, the Berkeley Rent Board has adopted the 2023 AGA of 4.4%. I focused my legal studies on renewable energy policy and will work to create climate programs at the Rent Board that will improve the quality of life of Berkeley tenants while building our communitys climate resiliency and reducing our emissions. Here are some other helpful election resources: See complete 2022 election coverage on Berkeleyside. Rents have become increasingly astronomical, which substantially has decreased socioeconomic, racial and other diversity. Berkeleyside is Berkeley, Californias independently-owned local news site. 2041 Bancroft Way Suite #203 Berkeley, California 94704 . See all of Berkeleysides2022 election coverage. COVID-19: Information for Tenants & Landlords, City of Berkeley Ordinances Affecting Rental Properties, Request for Waiver of Late Registration Penalties, Request for Certificate of Permissible Rent Level / Request for Advisory Determination form to confirm a rent-controlled unit's maximum lawful rent ceiling, Berkeley Rent Board's Administrative Fee Schedule (Resolution 17-04), Request for Duplication of Rent Board Records (Hard Copy or Digital), Information for Payment of Rent and Information for Services of Process, Notices, and Demands, Lease Addendum for a future Costa-Hawkins increase after the last original tenant leaves, Letter Notifying Tenant of Right to a Walk-Through Inspection, Letter Informing Tenants of the Result of a Walk-Through Inspection, Template Letter Providing 30-Day Notice of Intent to Vacate Unit, Template Letter Notifying Landlord of New Address for Return of Security Deposit, Template Letter to Landlord if Security Deposit Is Not Returned Within 21 Days of Last Original Tenant Vacating Unit, Notice of Rent Increase (30 days/90 Days) for the Annual General Adjustment, En Espaol: Aviso de Aumento de Renta para el AGA. In 12 years, Ive met with, touched and healed more than 10,000 Berkeleyans. If youd like the campaign to contact you with additional ways to help, please fill out this form. While there are many variables causing this, a key one is the lack of housing. While I am proud of these achievements, there is much left incomplete that I look forward to tackling in a second term. Ty Alper, School Board Director Alfred Twu, Commissioner, Planning Commission For units with eviction protection, a landlord in Berkeley can only evict for one of 12 reasons, also known as just causes, which are: Non-payment of rent; Breach of lease; Willful, substantial damage to the rental unit that tenant refuses to repair; Refusal to sign a new lease that is substantially identical to the expired one; For more information about the Slate, please go to berkeleyrentboard.org or email jonahmgottlieb@gmail.com. Alpert: In my time on the board I have been proud to advocate for expanding tenants protection laws to vulnerable renters, shine a light on inaction by the city in addressing unsafe housing conditions, and advance recommendations to council to use our zoning laws to benefit working people, not wealthy developers. So for instance, if you donate the $10, the candidates receives $60. Please wear a mask. Negeene Mosaed: Many of my clients have suffered eviction and displacement. Berkeley Rent Board I think its fairly obvious to tenants in Berkeley that the rental ecosystem is deeply unfair. Whether you're renting your single family home or you have responsiblity for a multi-unit building, managing rental property in Berkeley is highly-regulated. BUILDING PERMIT FORMS Applications Accelerated Plan Check Request Address Assignment Request Application Extension Request Application for alternative materials, design and methods of construction (AMMR) Authorization of Agent to Act on Behalf of Property Owner RENT STABILIZATION BOARD Regular Meeting Thursday, January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m. PUBLIC ADVISORY: THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH VIDEOCONFERENCE AND TELECONFERENCE 2022 Berkeley Rent Board Convention The Berkeley Rent Board has identified three issues with potential short term rentals regulations in a letter they are sending to the City Council: the loss of rental housing, adequate enforcement of new laws, and preservation of existing rights for tenants. To access this meeting remotely: Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device by clicking on this URL: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89067745635?pwd=T2FMMkdpZG05VC91YXVFRWVZZGxwZz09. Please be mindful that this meeting will be recorded, and all other rules of procedure and decorum will apply for Rent Board meetings conducted by teleconference or videoconference. working families, and especially single moms like myself. ), Wed like to thank all the candidates, the Convention organizers, and the hundreds of voters who participated in this years Convention, said P, Chair Matthew Lewis. You canwatch a recordingand thenrequest your ballot! Click the questions below to see candidates answers. This is great for reaching older folks and longtime community members, but misses more online demographics and the student community. Elgstrand: Rental law is complex and constantly changing, which makes it difficult for tenants and property owners to understand their rights and obligations. The City plans to legalize these rentals in some form, and collect the hotel tax from them. Proper notice is: A landlord is not eligible for the 2023 AGA if a tenancy started in 2022. Information and tools for understanding, calculating, and implementing the 2023 AGA. My grandparents and mother lived in Berkeley in the 1960s. Anyone whos applied for and not received this assistance by the time the moratorium is lifted is offered a grace due to filing. Tenant Individual Rent Adjustment Petition Forms These services must continue during and after the moratorium. Back in the sixth grade, I was in the 99.86 percentile for height. Well be dropping literature till 4PM! As we prepare for the end of the moratorium, the board has already begun to plan and strategize for how to protect tenants. Please try again later. With all members on the Berkeley rent board elected at-large, voters top five picks among the eight candidates running will join the board. Join the Berkeley Tenants Union (BTU), the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), and the whole community as we drop literature for endorsed candidates and ballot measures such as the Right to Housing Slate for Rent Board Negeene Mosaed, Soli Alpert, Ida Martinac, Nathan Mizell, and Vanessa Danielle Marrero and the vacancy tax (Measure M). Im honored to join these four remarkable individuals on the slate, said Mizell. Electing these five candidates in November is crucial to protecting and expanding Berkeleys Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance, which is the biggest factor in working-class peoples ability to afford to stay in Berkeley. said Planning Committee Co-Chair Paola Laverde. 4. If there is no response or repair in a reasonable time, tenants can request a free housing inspection from the City at (510) 981-5444, or call the Rent Board at (510) 981-7368 (RENT) for further counseling and possible remedies. Mendonca is vying for a city council seat in District 8, opened up by Councilmember Lori Drostes departure. Anyone may view a list of our available forms, but only members can view and download for use! They are listed in alphabetical order. The 2022 Annual Security Deposit Interest Rate is 0.1%, 2023 Adjustments of Relocation Assistance Payments. When we speak of affordable housing many forget that some of the more affordable housing is provided by community members who often live on property with their tenant. Unfortunately, the pandemic showed us this wasnt true for Berkeley. We need to ensure tenants have long-term protections to prevent displacement and ensure their unique needs are being adequately addressed. Wednesday, June 29 Please be advised that pursuant to the Resolutions and the findings contained therein that the spread of COVID-19 continues to be a threat to the public health and that holding meetings of City legislative bodies in person would present imminent risks to the health and safety of the public and members of legislative bodies. I want to ensure our ability to keep living in this diverse city with a rich history of progressive politics. Registration Statement for Partially Covered Units. Ida Martinac: I am running because I feel that the balance of power in Berkeley is increasingly hurting renters, i.e. Incumbent Soli Alpert is running along with Stefan Elgstrand, Carole Marasovic, Vanessa Danielle Marrero, Ida Martinac, Nathan Mizell, Wendy Saenz Hood and Negeene Mosaed. All rights reserved. Fill out the RSVP form and indicate in the last question that you cant make this lit drop. Many needed help to access and apply for this relief. If you value what you get from Berkeleyside, please join us with atax-deductible donationso we can continue doing the local reporting that matters to you. We asked candidates why they were running and what theyve accomplished, and to spell out their views on what should be done before and after the eviction moratorium is lifted and whether they think Berkeley has a healthy rental ecosystem. Screening by representatives of the organizations sponsoring the Convention will occur in late June (likely the week of June 22), so candidates should keep their schedule clear during this window and also get in touch as soon as possible! Pursuing tenants for eviction who are engaged in violence, currently an exception under the moratorium, must also be honored. This extension applies to requests for both electronic ballots and paper ballots (which are intended for individuals without internet access). All rights reserved. These final results confirmed that the pro-tenant slate for the Berkeley Rent Board comprised of Leah Simon-Weisberg, Xavier Johnson, Andy Kelley, Dominique Walker, and Mari Mendonca won all five seats up for election to the Berkeley Rent Board. While we are still in the midst of this pandemic, there will come a day where this will end. Marrero: I have an expansive and diverse set of experiences and expertise in serving the public, including over 23 years of experience working across sectors to build real and equitable pathways for all people! Parts of the ordinance will still be in effect as the pandemic emergency is lifted, and it will be our role to ensure they are being enforced, always with fairness and justice in mind. For more information about the Berkeley Rent Board Convention and the 2022 Rent Board Slate, please email berkeleytenantsconvention@gmail.com. Voting was primarily conducted online using OpaVote to anonymously collect ballots; paper ballots were also made available to Berkeley residents without internet access or who had difficulty casting an electronic ballot. Alpert: I am terrified of what will happen when the eviction moratorium ends. Berkeley Rent Board Relocation Assistance, Petition to Determine the Initial Rent for a Non-comparable Replacement Unit. Housing is a human right. Donate to Berkeleysideand support independent local journalism. *Times allotted for each item are approximate and may be changed at the Boards discretion during the course of this meeting. With a tight housing market that is short on options, we need to craft housing policy that is sustainable for our future and encourage increased existing housing supply, or our ecosystem will continue to erode. Carole Marasovic: Serving on the rent board is a segue from my long-term commitment to the Berkeley community including my extensive work making housing policy recommendations. Ensuring that tenants can pay their rent and property owners can pay their mortgage is vital to creating stable and healthy communities. On Tuesday, August 9, the 2022 Berkeley Rent Board Convention Planning Committee announced that Berkeleyans had voted to select Nathan Mizell as the final member of the progressive, pro-tenant slate for Berkeley's Rent Board. You will be my friend forever if you ask to see my dice collection. Mosaed: Berkeleys rental system is not separate from the forces that dictate housing at a state and federal level. Connect with us online, by phone, or in person. The Convention Planning Committee did not come to this decision lightly. Voting in the 2022 Berkeley Rent Board Convention has now begun! Only those applicants who were selected in the lottery will be able to register by clicking on the following link:Login - My Housing, For more information, call the pre-recorded Informational Line at 510-981-5495. The 2022 Convention was sponsored by the Berkeley Tenants Union, Friends of Adeline, the East Bay Democratic Socialists of America, the Young Democratic Socialists of America UC Berkeley, Our Revolution East Bay, Healthy Black Families, Berkeley Citizens Action, the Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club, the Gray Panthers, the Green Party, SEIU 1021, the Center for Independent Living, and the new Berkeley Progressive Alliance. COVID-19: Information for Tenants & Landlords, City of Berkeley Ordinances Affecting Rental Properties, https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89067745635?pwd=T2FMMkdpZG05VC91YXVFRWVZZGxwZz09, Approval of the December 15, 2022 regular meeting minutes, Recommendation to adopt 2023 Committee Assignments and establish a Sustainability Committee, Proposal to approve staff recommendations on the following requests for waivers of late registration penalties, https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/university-california-invest-4-bln-blackstones-reit-2023-01-03/, https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/95291/university-of-california-endowment-and-pension-money-to-invest-4-billion-in-blackstone-real-estate-income-trust, Discussion and possible action to adopt Resolution 23-01 to allow the Board to continue to meet exclusively by teleconference throughout the remainder of the state of emergency associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Updated Regulation 1266 [Self Labor] with current Consumer Price Index (CPI) information, Updated Commissioner attendance at Board and Committee meetings through the 4th quarter of 2022. 2023 was born on or before July 16, 2009), Important Links* Website: berkeleytenantsconvention.net Email: berkeleytenantsconvention@gmail.com Convention Recording: bit.ly/2022ConventionRecording Candidate Questionnaire Responses:bit.ly/2022CandidateQuestionnaires Candidate Ratings and Evaluations: bit.ly/2022RentBoardScreenings, Due to increased volunteer capacity, the 2022 Berkeley Rent Board Convention Planning Committee has extended the ballot request deadline by three days to Monday, July 11 at 11:59PM. Every election year since 1994, the Rent Board Convention selects the progressive, pro-tenant slate for the seats up for election on the Berkeley Rent Board. If youre unsure whether you need forms for fully covered unit registration, or Measure MM registration forms for partially covered units, you may wish to review our Registrationpages. Marrero: Yes, I have acted in several play readings stories about loved ones with dementia. (Paper ballots were once again brought to voters without internet access.) Watch a recording. On Sunday, July 31, the Convention Planning Committee and its member organizations put out a call for candidates. Alpert: I am a huge nerd (maybe not surprising) and am really into TTRPGs (think Dungeons and Dragons). More by Supriya Yelimeli. I helped write the COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance to expand tenant protections during the pandemic. 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Berkeley Rent Board Registration Annual General Adjustment (AGA) Rent Board Meetings Housing Counselor Appointments Important COVID-19 Information Holiday Closure: The Rent Board Office will be closed for the holidays from Monday, December 26th - Monday, January 2nd. Im a seasoned activist involved in community activism through the Berkeley Tenant Union and many other grassroots organizations that advocate for equity, diversity and human rights, including housing. The 2022 Right to Housing Slate is comprised of Soli Alpert, Negeene Mosaed, Ida Martinac, Nathan Mizell, and Vanessa Danielle Marrero. *, Date to submit agenda topics/items for Februarys regular Rent Board meeting is. The pro-tenant slate was democratically nominated in July at the largest-ever Berkeley Rent Board Convention. Well be dropping literature for the Right to Housing Slate for Rent Board (Negeene Mosaed, Soli Alpert, Ida Martinac, Nathan Mizell, and Vanessa Danielle Marrero), Mari Mendonca for City Council District 8, Pamela Price for District Attorney, and the vacancy tax (Measure M)! Berkeley Rent Board. As the Police Accountability Board vice-chair, Ive successfully contributed to policy change in a number of policies, including use of force and controlled equipment. Voting at the Convention was open to all Berkeley residents including students, undocumented residents and other non-citizens, residents under 18, and unhoused residents who fully support rent control. Our Rent Adjustment Petitions page has information on the petitions and hearings process. Email comments must be submitted to the email address above by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting in order to be included. Rent Board registration, eviction, and administrative forms, and sample forms/letters/checklists. Chang, Laverde and Selawsky have termed out, opening up three seats on the board. Elgstrand: Over the last decade, Ive helped shape nearly every major tenant policy adopted by the city as a senior legislative aide to Mayor Jesse Arregun and a community advocate. It establishes a repayment period for back-rent owed due to COVID-19. We need to amplify our efforts through a formal Communication and Outreach Plan with goals across platforms like promoting the Tip of the Month in social media, continue holding information webinars and to have a strong staffing plan for the Public Information Unit to implement and sustain services. The Rent Board may take action related to any subject listed on the Agenda. Berkeley Rent Board. In a healthy ecosystem, the network is resilient enough to withstand change and stressors. Under the Berkeley Tenant Protection Ordinance, Rental Units consist of any part of property rented for residential use or occupancy by a tenant. This decision allows the Committee to invite new candidates to apply for a position on the progressive, pro-tenant slate. I want to help educate and incentivize those owners to open up their housing to others. More info: Rental Assistance Program (The City of Berkeley is discussing reinstating the Rental Assistance funding as part of discussions on "antidisplacement" in Summer 2017) SEEDS Community Resolution Center (Mediation) 2530 San Pablo Ave. Suite A Berkeley, CA 94702 Telephone: (510) 548-2377 www.seedscrc.org Evict This Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Meeting Agenda: 01/19/2023 For links to individual agenda items for this meeting, please see below. Thursday 4:30-9PM @ Ashby BART: Give a Small Donation so the Rent Board Slate Can Use Public Financing and Get on the Ballot! Saenz Hood: When Im not bothering my neighbors by informing them of Berkeley housing policy, I write Haiku. )Meet-Up Location: Grove Park in South BerkeleyFree food: PizzaChildcare: Must submit waiver by Saturday (10/29) 4PM per these instructionsRSVP Form. All Fair Chance Ordinance forms and literature are available on our Fair Chance Access to Housing Ordinancepage. Incumbent Soli Alpert, Nathan Mizell, Vanessa Danielle Marrero and Ida Martinac, and independent Stefan Elgstrand will make up part of the new board. This event will be conducted outdoors in a safe, socially distanced manner. To donate, go to www.berkeleytenants.org and click the yellow Donate button in the upper right corner of the websites homepage (please type Convention in the Add a message to BTU line to help the Berkeley Tenants Union distinguish these donations from their membership dues). A healthy rental market would mean renters are paying no more than 30% of their income towards rent, but far too many people are paying much more. Connect with us online, by phone, or in person. The rent board should launch outreach events timed to the move-in and move-out seasons, and clearly describe the powers of the board. Please try again later. COVID-19: Information for Tenants & Landlords, City of Berkeley Ordinances Affecting Rental Properties, Landlord Petition to Implement Rent Increases Conditionally Granted, Landlord Petition for Individual Rent Adjustment for Units in, Petition for the Determination of Owner/Relative Move-In or Ellis Act Eviction. For pre-1999 tenancies not previously reported to the Rent Board. If any candidate fails to do so, they will be locked out out of public financing, putting them at a massive disadvantage. Paid for by Soli Alpert for Rent Board 2022 FPPC #1451431; Nathan Mizell for Rent Board 2022 FPPC #1455516; Vanessa Danielle Marrero for Rent Board 2022 FPPC . Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Meeting Address: Virtual Date: Thursday, July 21, 2022 | 7:00pm - 11:59pm Rent Board Meetings Page Meeting of the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board. I have written and presented recommendations on housing policy and policies mitigating homelessness to council for several years. On Monday, July 18, the 2022 Berkeley Rent Board Convention Planning Committee announced that Berkeleyans have chosen Negeene Mosaed, Soli Alpert, Ida Martinac, Della Moran, and Vanessa Danielle Marrero* as the progressive, pro-tenant slate for Berkeleys Rent Board. Eight candidates are running for five seats on Berkeleys Rent Stabilization Board in November, with only one incumbent up for re-election. In order to use public financing, each candidate needs to collect and submit by Friday by 30 donations by Berkeley voters of at least $10 (along with a signed form from the donor), for a total dollar amount of at least $580. Your donation goes beyond supporting our journalism. Berkeleyside wants to help you get to know your 2022 candidates for Berkeley City Council, school board, rent board and more. Anyone who has questions about the Convention including candidates, voters, or the press should email berkeleytenantsconvention@gmail.com. Information and tools for understanding, calculating, and implementing the 2023 AGA. They have all qualified for the election to fill the open seats. My work in the city has revolved around public safety. The 2022 Berkeley Rent Board Convention Planning Committee has extended the ballot SUBMISSION deadline by one day to Saturday, July 16 at 11:59PM. REGISTRATION FORMS If you're unsure whether you need forms for fully covered unit registration, or Measure MM registration forms for partially covered units, you may wish to review our Registration pages. Voting then took place from Sunday, July 3 through Saturday, July 17. Four years later and I hadnt grown since middle school and I decided to quit organized basketball to focus exclusively on student leadership issues. If elected to the rent board, I would use my influence and experience to advocate for increased housing, particularly for those with disabilities and subsidized housing needs. We also have a critical shortage of housing, especially on the Southside where the universitys failure to build at pace with enrollment growth has driven up prices throughout our city. I bring a pragmatic, analytical approach that is balanced and responsive to the most vulnerable tenants with an openness to the needs of small landlords. If you donate $20, the candidate receives $120.) 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