Rent Board Commissioner Alfred Twu (@alfredtwu.net)

Apply to help make your house safer from earthquakes | City of Berkeley Apply by Oct. 1 to enter a randomized lottery and potentially qualify for a home retrofit grant of up to $3,000 – or $10,000 for lower income households. Owners of older, wood-framed homes in Berkeley can apply online to qualify for grants to strengthen their homes’ resiliency to major earthquakes.Owners of these homes – wood-framed, pre-1980 homes with a raised foundation or crawl space under the home – would receive up to $3,000 for this work. Households making less than $89,040 per year can receive $7,000 more.Rental property owners of homes with four units or less can also qualify. These owners, who do not need to live in one of the units to qualify, can apply to retrofit up to five qualifying rental properties. https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/news/apply-help-make-your-house-safer-earthquakes