Berkeley Tenants Union

Celebrate Juneteenth with the Berkeley Tenants Union on Sunday, June 21 at the Berkeley Juneteenth Festival!

BTU’s general meeting has been rescheduled to June 28.

The 2026 Berkeley Rent Board Convention is officially over! We are pleased to announce that Berkeleyans have nominated Avery Arbaugh, Nathan Mizell, Ida Martinac, Vylma Ortiz, and Derek Rodriguez as the progressive, pro-tenant slate for Berkeley's Rent Board! Jon Toussaint is the official alternate candidate should someone drop out before the close of filing. Now the hard work begins, including getting these folks elected in November!

We'd also like to extend a big thanks to the Black Repertory Theatre for hosting us this year, all the Convention co-sponsors, the 7 candidates, and the Berkeleyans who voted in this year's Convention.

Sincerely,
The 2026 Berkeley Rent Board Convention Planning Committee

Are you unable to pay rent or having trouble with your landlord? Our next FREE counseling clinic for East Bay tenants is Thursday, April 23 from 3-5pm! The deadline to sign-up at clinic.berkeleytenants.org is this Tuesday, April 21, i.e. two days before the clinic.

***If your landlord threatens to evict you for ANY reason, immediately email [email protected] with the subject line “I AM BEING EVICTED” so we can provide you help ASAP. Because of the extremely unfair legal deadlines for tenants facing evictions, it is crucial for tenants to react very quickly to eviction notices (even for blatantly illegal evictions). Do NOT wait to use our counseling clinic if you are facing an eviction.***

(California tenants living outside Alameda and Contra Costa counties should call Tenants Together at 888-495-8020 for counseling - both for responding to evictions and for general assistance.)

The 2026 Berkeley Tenants Convention is on Sunday, April 19! Help select the progressive, pro-tenant Berkeley Rent Board slate. Make sure to RSVP and/or request a ballot at
https://berkeleytenants.org/convention

Join us, , , and on April 7th for a know-your rights training and to learn how unionize your apartment building!

This event is open to all Berkeley residents, and the training is sponsored by the Berkeley Tenant Organizing Task Force - a joint project of BTU, the office of , and .

See you there!