Emergency COVID-19 tenant protection laws cause confusion in Berkeley
One major landlord appears to have been misinterpreting emergency laws intended to protect tenants. The City Council added some clarifying language to the law.
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Berkeley bans all evictions during crisis, giving some tenants a year to pay back rent
The new “urgency ordinance” immediately expands Berkeley’s eviction moratorium, matching county rules.
Landlords can’t conduct criminal background checks in Berkeley anymore
The Berkeley City Council unanimously approved the “fair chance” legislation Tuesday, after hearing emotional testimony.
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Questions swirl about who’s behind cryptic ‘Better Berkeley Times’ mailer
A landlord political action committee turns out to be backer of a pamphlet raising concerns about Berkeley property taxes and mismanagement of public funds.
Commission to investigate whether Berkeley mayor violated election law
By not reimbursing the expenses borne by his campaign manager in a timely fashion, Jesse Arreguín may have violated the law 18 times.
Did property owners group violate election laws? Hearing has been set
Berkeley’s watchdog campaign committee will hold a hearing to see if a property owners group violated election filing laws in 2016.
Landlord group sues Berkeley over rental tax initiative
The litigation comes as the Berkeley Property Owners Association is pushing for its own competing tax initiative, Measure DD.
