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Livable Neighborhoods

Find rules and resources to help make your neighborhood safer and more livable for all.

Register your mini-dorm or find contact information for mini-dorms in your neighborhood. Register your short-term rental unit, or file a complaint about an unpermitted short-term rental.

Report a noise disturbance, or apply for a permit to play amplified sound at your event. Report an abandoned vehicle. Find rules and mediation process for wood smoke disturbances.

Request traffic calming in your neighborhood, such as a new speed feedback sign or traffic circle. Request a new street light. Request services and consultation for issues with rodents, wildlife, and insects.  Learn what to do and how to stay safe in case of a sewage spill.

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Noise Standards

Report a noise disturbance or apply for a permit to play amplified sound

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Short-Term Rentals

Register your short-term rental property

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Request Traffic Calming

Request a traffic calming study for your neighborhood

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Row of apartments in Berkeley facing hills

Temporary eviction protections for renters May through August 2023

Tenants suffering pandemic-related hardships who are unable to pay rent in May, June, July or August 2023, may defer their rent obligations from May until September 1. Use resources to ask questions of Rent Board or apply for grants to cover shortfall.

Houses in Berkeley Hills

Register to use some or all of your home to host short-term rentals

Registration allows homeowners and certain renters opportunities for income and socializing. Home buyers should verify if their property qualifies.

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