Fillable Tenant Petition For Individual Rent Adjustment (Ira) Form printable pdf download

CITY OF BERKELEY

RENT STABILIZATION BOARD

2125 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704

TEL: (510) 981-7368 (981-RENT) TDD: (510) 981-6903 FAX: (510) 981-4940

E-MAIL: rent@ci.berkeley.ca.us INTERNET:

TENANT PETITION

INDIVIDUAL RENT ADJUSTMENT (IRA)

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Any tenant of a rental unit covered by the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Ordinance may file this petition to

request a rent ceiling adjustment and/or a refund of rent overcharges. (Tenants in single-family homes whose

tenancies began on or after January 1, 1996, may not be covered by all provisions of the Ordinance; contact a

Rent Board counselor for assistance in making this determination.) Tenants in the same unit should file one

petition. Tenants in different units at the same rental property should file their petitions at the same time, so that

the petitions can be consolidated.

This IRA petition may be filed for one or more of the following reasons:

Illegally High Rent (including Unrefunded Security Deposit).

Unrefunded Security Deposit Interest.

Decrease in Living Space or Housing Services; Substantial Deterioration; Failure to Provide

Adequate Services; Failure to Comply with Codes or the Warranty of Habitability.

Reduction in Number of Tenants Allowed.

You should indicate all grounds that apply, because you may be precluded from filing a subsequent

petition to request a rent adjustment for a claim that exists now. You may find it helpful to review B.M.C.

section 13.76.120 and Chapter 12 of the Regulations before filing a petition. Copies of the Ordinance and

Regulations are available at the Rent Board’s office, the Berkeley Public Libraries and on the Internet

( ). Rent Board counselors are available to answer questions about the

petition process, in person or by telephone at the number listed above, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and

Fridays, 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., and Wednesdays, 12:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

FILING AN IRA PETITION

To obtain a rent ceiling adjustment, you must mail or bring the following items to the above address:

A completed petition, consisting of two pages of general information and the Schedule(s) required

by the ground(s) checked in Section 2 on page 1, signed by all petitioning tenants;

A copy of any documentation that supports your claim or is required by the relevant schedule(s);

A proof of service stating that the landlord was served a copy of the petition and documentation

either by first-class mail or in person.

A completed proof of service is required each time documents related to the petition are filed.

AFTER A PETITION IS FILED

The landlord is mailed a Notice of Right to Object and has 20 days to file an objection to the petition. If the

landlord files a timely objection, the petition is scheduled for a combined settlement conference and hearing.

Notice of the time, date and place of hearing, and information about the hearing process, will be mailed to all

parties no later than ten days before the scheduled date of the hearing. If the landlord does not file an objection,

the petition may be decided based on the evidence submitted and the Board’s records. If additional

documentation is required, the petitioner is notified and provided an opportunity to correct the deficiency.

Filing an incomplete petition will delay processing.

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10/28/05

Tenant Petition For Individual Rent Adjustment (Ira) Form

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