Rent Control Registration Fees can be Passed Through to Tenants

OAKLAND

In Oakland, Rent Adjustment Program (RAP) fees are charged annually to property owners and can be partially passed-through to tenants as follows:

"Each year property owners are required to pay a fee, currently $68, for each rental unit they own that is covered by the Rent Adjustment Ordinance or the Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance (Measure EE). If the fee is paid on time, property owners are entitled to collect 1/2 of the fee ($34) from the tenant(s) of the rental unit for which the fee is paid."

BERKELEY

In Berkeley, the registration fee is $270 per year and $11.00 per month can be passed-through to tenants whose tenancy began before January 1, 1999.  Reimbursement for this pass-through fee may be available for low-income tenants. Read more about it here.