FILING INSTRUCTIONS
A complete petition package must have:
1. Petition: This starts on page 3. You will select the reasons for your petition and provide
information for all parties and anyone who is representing you. All tenants listed in the petition
must sign the petition.
2. Schedules: These are forms that ask for more information about each of the reasons you
select.
3. Supporting Evidence: Attach copies of supporting documentation as indicated in the
Schedules.
4. Proof of Service, unless you are filing and serving the petition by email: A Proof of Service
verifies that you’ve given the opposing parties (the landlord) copies of everything you are filing
with the Rent Board. There is a Proof of Service included with this package. If you are filing and
serving by email, you do not have to complete the Proof of Service; copy all opposing parties
on the email as proof of service.
Bring or mail to our office the complete petition package, or email it to
FileRentPetition@berkeleyca.gov. Rent Board staff will contact you if anything is incorrect,
incomplete, or doesn’t comply with the Rent Board’s filing rules. Deficient petition packages may
cause processing delays.