Forms for Owners

What is the Section 8 Program...

• Brochure for Prospective Landlords  
• Opt Out Information  
•  Rental Unit Listing Request    

Requesting Rent Increases...

• Rent Increase Information (printable PDF version)   
• Rent Increase - Unit Characteristics Survey 

 Inspections...

• Request for Extension of Time to Complete Repairs   
• Owner Abatement Appeal Form 
• Self Certification of Fail Items Information

  No Trespassing...

• BPD No Trespassing Letter

  Financial Forms...

• Request for Stop Payment and Replacement Check  
• Payment and Ownership Declaration Form 
• Assumption of HAP Form
• Request for Taxpayer ID (W9)
• Direct Deposit Form 

Miscellaneous

•  Customer Service Feedback Form
•  Report Suspected Fraud/Program Abuse 
• Appointment Request Form
• Fair Employment and Housing Act

Good Cause Eviction

Good Cause Eviction Ordinance

Berkeley Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing

Smoking is prohibited in all multi-unit buildings in Berkeley. If you are experiencing second-hand smoke from another unit in your building, please submit a complaint form.

Smoking is not allowed in any multi-unit building with two or more units (i.e., apartments, co-ops, condominiums, common interest developments, etc.) in Berkeley, per Berkeley Municipal Code 12.70. This also includes common areas such as private decks, balconies, and porches of units. 

SUBMIT A COMPLAINT FORM

To file a complaint, you must live in the same building as the person responsible for causing the smoke. If two separate units in your building submit complaint forms within six months of each other, the City of Berkeley’s Code Enforcement staff will investigate the complaint.

Smoking is prohibited in all areas of multi-unit buildings, including:

• Individual residential units
• Building’s common areas
• Attached outdoor areas, such as patios, balconies, and porches

Smoking includes:

• Tobacco products
• Recreational and medical cannabis
• Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette, vape, vape pen, etc.)

Multi-unit buildings include:

• Apartments
• Duplexes/Triplexes
• Condos in a shared building
• Nursing homes
• Dormitories
• Single Room Occupancies (SROs)

The below types of housing are not considered multi-unit buildings and are not covered by the smoke-free ordinance:

• Single family home

Please click on the links below for access to the following documents:

• NO SMOKING SIGN (95.01 KB)
• MULTI UNIT SMOKING LEASE CLAUSE (82.31 KB)
• MULTI UNIT SMOKING COMPLAINT FORM (5.32 MB)
• MULTI UNIT SMOKING BROCHURE (222.17 KB)
• MULTI UNIT SMOKING BROCHURE SPANISH (446.84 KB)