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Law / United States / California / Berkeley

Berkeley

California law applies in Berkeley Berkeley is a local jurisdiction within California, whose 32 researched instruments are listed on the California page, not here. The law of Berkeley, described on this page below, applies here too.

All 1 named instruments researched to a stage, across one of the six areas of law we track: 1 in force. As of 3 September 2026.

  1. AI law 1
  2. Privacy law none researched
  3. Scraping law none researched
  4. Cybersecurity law none researched
  5. Age gating law none researched
  6. News aggregation law none researched

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Drafted with AI from the cited sources under the direction of UnGovr staff. UnGovr holds editorial responsibility for this page.

AI law1 instrument, 1 in force

Research summary (86 words)

Berkeley bans both selling or providing, and using, a coordinated pricing algorithm that draws on nonpublic competitor rent or occupancy data to set or recommend rents for a residential unit. The City Council adopted the ban in March 2025 as Berkeley Municipal Code chapter 13.63, then delayed its effective date to 1 March 2026 while a vendor's constitutional challenge to the ordinance was pending in federal court. The ban is now in force, and the City Attorney or an aggrieved tenant may sue over a violation.

AI prohibited practices

Prohibition on the Sale or Use of Coordinated Pricing Algorithms

Berkeley Municipal Code ch. 13.63City of Berkeley, official Municipal Code text

In force 7 months, effective 1 March 2026. Binds private bodies.

What this law does

It is unlawful to sell, license, or otherwise provide to a Berkeley landlord a coordinated pricing algorithm, a category that includes software using competitor rent or occupancy data, that sets or recommends rents or occupancy levels for a residential unit, and separately unlawful for a landlord to use such an algorithm. Each month of use and each affected unit is a separate violation.

The City Attorney or an aggrieved tenant may sue for damages, injunctive relief, or civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation.

What it requires

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