Resources
City of Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/rent/
http://www.facebook.com/BerkeleyRentBoard
City of Berkeley Rental Housing Safety Program
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=5376
Small Claims Court (Security Deposits)
Self-Help Center
(510) 272 1393
Tenants Together
Advice Line: (888) 495-8020
http://www.tenantstogether.org/
East Bay Community Law Center
https://ebclc.org/need-services/housing-services/
Eviction Defense Center
https://www.evictiondefensecenteroakland.org/
Rental Assistance
Tenants may obtain referrals to other Rental Assistance providers, like Catholic Charities, by contacting the East Bay Community Law Center or calling 211.
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
http://crowandrose.com/tenants-rights-blog-evict-this/
San Francisco tenant lawyer rants about landlords and other tenants rights issues. Humorous, informative comments about tenants rights and tenant law.
Oakland Tenants Union
http://www.oaklandtenantsunion.org/
Causa Justa – (for Oakland, not Berkeley)
http://www.cjjc.org/en/services/tenant-services