Over the summer, the University rents out rooms in some dormitories through the University Guest Residence Program, operated by Conference Services. The rooms are available approximately June 1 through the second week in August, at which point they revert to dormitory service. Maximum stay is 14 nights. Rents and Stuff Rents in the Bay Area are expensive. See the tables at the end of this section to see exactly how the rents vary by size and location.
Furnished accommodations are available at a slight premium, and the furnishings are usually tacky.
Oakland, Albany, El Cerrito, and Emeryville offer housing which is sometimes cheaper and usually easier to find, since these communities are farther away from campus, but you may have to commute. The State of California and the City of Berkeley have laws which provide much protection for tenants. Among other things, these laws specify that tenants may not be evicted without proper cause and that rents on apartments can be raised only once a year. The U.C. Housing office can provide more information about your rights. There are also several junk yard on Gilman Street, West of San Pablo.