Berkeley · Ballot measure · Nov 3, 2026
Measure X: Amendments to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance
Measure X is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot in Berkeley. This page summarizes the official documents; every statement links to its source, and we take no position on how you should vote.
The question on your ballot
“Shall the measure to amend the Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Just Cause Ordinance by making most rent control and registration exemptions inapplicable to units that were not exempt when the current tenancy began; allowing modification or waiver of fees for subsidized units owned or leased by nonprofits; changing the annual registration deadline; limiting annual rent increases to ten percent; and allowing tenant associations in smaller properties, be adopted?”A YES vote means
A YES vote would amend the Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Just Cause Ordinance, including prohibiting rent increases of more than 10% in a one-year period.
City Attorney's Impartial Analyses, Nov. 2026 (City of Berkeley)
A NO vote means
A NO vote would leave the Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Just Cause Ordinance unchanged, without a 10% limit on rent increases in a one-year period.
City Attorney's Impartial Analyses, Nov. 2026 (City of Berkeley)
What it takes to pass
The measure will be adopted if approved by a simple majority of voters.
City Attorney's Impartial Analyses, Nov. 2026 (City of Berkeley)
The money
The measure would allow the Rent Stabilization Board to adopt regulations to waive or reduce fees for government-subsidized rental units owned, leased or controlled by nonprofit organizations.
City Attorney's Impartial Analyses, Nov. 2026 (City of Berkeley)
The measure would change the annual registration fee deadline from July 1 to September 30 of each year.
City Attorney's Impartial Analyses, Nov. 2026 (City of Berkeley)
How it got on the ballot
The City Council voted unanimously (all ayes) on July 7, 2026 to adopt Resolution No. 72,378-N.S. submitting the ordinance amending the Rent Stabilization Ordinance to voters on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Berkeley City Council Annotated Agenda, July 7, 2026 · Jul 7, 2026
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