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Berkeley's 2027 rent increase: staff recommend a 2.5% AGA

Not confirmed. This is a proposal or recommendation. We will update it once the agency publishes a final figure.

A Rent Board staff report for the October 15, 2026 meeting computes the 2027 Annual General Adjustment as 2.5% (65% of a 3.8% CPI rise), effective January 1, 2027. The Rent Board's AGA page still showed 2026's 1.0% when we checked on October 18, so we treat 2.5% as not yet confirmed.

From the official source

  1. Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board2027 Annual General Adjustment Staff Report (Oct 15, 2026) ↗
    “the AGA for 2027 is 2.5% (i.e., 65% of 3.8 = 2.5 rounded to the nearest tenth decimal place)”
    Checked against our saved copy of the page

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Berkeley's 2026 AGA: 1.0%

The Annual General Adjustment for 2026 is 1.0%, applied to rent ceilings of most fully covered units from January 1.

Official source: Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board: Annual General Adjustment ↗

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