Knowledge Hub

The Knowledge Hub curates BPOA’s most valuable educational resources—newsletters, articles, recorded webinars, and more—organized by topic for quick access. Whether you’re tackling a rent registration issue, preparing for move-in, or trying to understand a new regulation, this is where you’ll find topic-specific guidance, fast. 

Please note: unless you use the search bar to filter by keyword, or sort by category with the topic/category filter, content will display in chronological order, with the most recent posts first.

Free Resources

March 2014 Issue
March 2014 Issue

Inside this issue: Michael St. John; How to Not Get Sued; Filth and Fear; Anti-Speculation Program; Rent Control Returns to Capital; Rent Control Culver City; Workshop Information; Confronting the Speculators; The Dos and Don'ts of Tenant Selection; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted03/1/2014


February 2014 Issue
February 2014 Issue

Inside this issue: Michael St. John; Downtown Berkeley Housing Boom; Irish Rent Control; Is Rent Control Hurting SF Middle Class?; City of Richmond & Local Clean Energy; Marty and Casey; Taking SF Evictions to Sacramento; Hoarding; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted02/1/2014


January 2014 Issue
January 2014 Issue

Inside this issue: Michael St. John; Board Provides Tenants a Lifeline; Proposed Ellis Act Revisions; Professional Management Q&A; Oklahoma Kangaroo; Tobacco Free Multi-Units; Political Extortion? & Quote of the Month; Harvard Study; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted01/1/2014


December 2013 Issue
December 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: Second Hand Smoke; Rent Control in Santa Monica; Canine Tenants & Grants Available; Professional Management Q&A; Fake Landlord Rental Scheme; Energy Saving Rebates & Quote of the Month; Letter from the League of Women Voters; Invitation to the Winter Dinner; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted12/1/2013


October 2013 Issue
October 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: The Open House; New Jersey Seniors Rent Control; California Bill to Restore Local Control; Rent Increases Approved for Rent Controlled; Meeting & Workshop Information; Perverse Effects of Rent Control; Abolishing Rent Control is Stupid; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted10/1/2013


September 2013 Issue
September 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: Companion Animal Pay-Out; From Craigslist, PWFC; Berkeley Not in Top 7; Rent Increases Approved for Rent Controlled...; Bogus Therapy Dog Tags; Proposal to Protect Tenants; BPOA September Workshop; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted09/1/2013


August 2013 Issue
August 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: Addicted to Rent Control; King of My Castle?; How to Fight SF Gentrification; Recycling Tips for Landlords; Santa Monica Raises Registration Fees; SF Approves Condo Conversion Deal; BHA Cuts Sec. 8 Vouchers; Save the Date for the September Workshop; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted08/1/2013


June 2013 Issue
June 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: Capital Improvement Reimbursement; East Bay Unemployed; Santa Monica Fee Increase; Why Rent Control Works; Tenant Blacklisting; Little Ferry Lifts Rent Control; Written Criteria List; July Vacation; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted06/1/2013


May 2013 Issue
May 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: The End of Section 8 in Berkeley; Berkeley's 10 Largest Employers; San Francisco and Seismic Upgrades; Mold Sampling Instructions; California Small Business Owners; In Memory of Nicholas Petris; Controlled Rents in Santa Monica; Special Workshop Invitation; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted05/1/2013


April 2013 Issue
April 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: Turning the Tables; April Members Workshop; Sub-Meter Retrofit Incentives; Bill Hits Smokers Where They Live; Scamming for Dollars; San Francisco Quake Safety Upgrade; 137% More Employees; 78 Units on Durant Approved; Service Animal Points; San Francisco Bedbugs; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted04/1/2013


March 2013 Issue
March 2013 Issue

In this issue: The Enigmatic $4 Reg. Fee Pass-Through; March Members Workshop; Controversy Over Rent Control; Yeah, City Hall, You Try It; Arkansas Law Jails Tenants; Rent Control is Comparable to Frat Initiation; Turkey Fryers; Gal Got a Groom for Rent; Above & Beyond; Hoorah for Landlords; & more Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted03/1/2013


February 2013 Issue
February 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: Beware the Comeback of Rent Control; Mold Notification; Security Deposit Alert; Rent Control Insights with Michael St. John; City of Berkeley Redistricting; The Rent Board Serves Us Well; New Board Member; Bay Area Real Estate; Rats & Tenant Verification Services; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted02/1/2013