Berkeley Rent Stabilization Ordinance – 2026 Annual General Adjustment (1.0%)
Berkeley Municipal Code § 13.76.110(A); Rent Board Regulation 1148 · Berkeley, CA · high confidence
Eligible landlords may raise 2025 permanent rent ceilings by 1.0% no earlier than January 1, 2026. The adjustment cannot raise rent for tenancies that began on or after January 1, 2025 and had rent set under Costa-Hawkins.
Key value 1.0% (65% of CPI increase of 1.5%) for 2026
Berkeley, CA city rule; in force. Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts.
Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act limits adjustment of initial rents for new tenancies; the 2026 AGA does not apply to those tenancies. Effective date of the underlying ordinance is not stated; the AGA applies no earlier than 2026-01-01.
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Exemptions in the law: 2026 AGA may not adjust rents for tenancies beginning on or after January 1, 2025 whose rents were set under Costa-Hawkins.
No property-level conditions extracted: the rule covers all residential rentals in its jurisdiction.