Tenant Lawyers Protecting Renters Rights
20+
Years of Service
$100M
Recovered
99%
Success Rate
1000+
Five-star Reviews
Our Practice Areas
Our Mission is to lead the charge in obtaining justice and economic equity for California tenants who have experienced wrongful evictions, harassment, poor housing conditions, and discrimination.
Landlord Harassment
You have the right to live peacefully in your home. We defend tenants against harassment, discrimination, and violations of their rights. Our tenant lawyers have recovered millions for renters forced out of their homes by unfair treatment.
Tenant Rights To Repairs
You deserve a safe, livable home. While the property belongs to the owner, it’s your home, and we ensure repairs are made. Our tenant lawyers fight hard to secure compensation and improve living conditions.
Wrongful Eviction
No one should lose their home unfairly. We take legal action against landlords, property managers, and realtors who wrongfully evict tenants without just cause. Our tenant lawyers have secured millions for clients who were wrongfully evicted in violation of rent control laws.
Landlord Sexual Harassment
Pursuing legal action for sexual harassment by a landlord, property manager, or neighbor can be intimidating. If you or someone you know has faced inappropriate behavior or coercion, contact Tobener Ravenscroft LLP for tenant rights assistance.
Landlord Gender, Race or Disability Discrimination
Taking legal action against gender, race or disability discrimination can be a daunting and complex process. If you or someone you know has experienced discrimination by a landlord, property manager or neighbor, such as biased statements, discriminatory acts, or unfair housing practices, contact Tobener Ravenscroft LLP to speak with a tenant rights attorney.
Nuisance Neighbors
Tenants who are affected by landlords who fail to address nuisance neighbors have causes of action against their landlords for wrongful and constructive eviction, negligence, breach of the implied covenant of quiet enjoyment, unfair business practices, and nuisance.
Full-Service Tenant Rights Law Firm
Tobener Ravenscroft LLP is the leading tenant rights law firm in California and has been in business for more than twenty years. With offices in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and Los Angeles, the firm focuses on wrongful evictions, intractable repair issues, landlord harassment, tenant discrimination, nuisance neighbors, landlord sexual harassment, and landlord-caused injuries.
The law firm has recovered more than $100 million on behalf of tenants. They have helped more than 20,000 tenants and have a 99% success rate. The firm has won two law firm of the year awards in California and has been featured in California Lawyer, UC Law SF Magazine, and the Daily Journal. Its lawyers are routinely quoted in leading publications, such as the San Francisco Chronicle, the New York Times, Wired, the Business Times, and Reuters. Both partners are Super Lawyers, an honor reserved for the top lawyers in California.
The firm is dedicated to community activism, hosting biannual trainings for housing and disability nonprofits. They routinely propose and draft legislation at the local and state level to enhance legal protections for tenants. The firm’s lawyers volunteer 100s of hours each year to support the legal needs of local housing and homelessness nonprofits. The firm recently won the Aids Legal Referral Panel law firm of the year for its commitment to the community.
The firm’s attorneys are often asked to present at law schools, trial lawyer associations, and industry groups.
Lawyers For Renters In California
Tobener Ravenscroft LLP never represents landlords. We are lawyers for renters in the State of California, and more importantly, lawyers for renters only. We strive to lead the charge in obtaining economic equity for California renters who have been victims of injustice. We serve tenants from dozens of cities and counties from our four locations in Southern and Northern California.
On the page below, you’ll find many different rent control and tenant guides published by our attorneys for renters in California to understand their rights and when they can fight back. Our service area is not limited to the cities we publish guides about, so please do not hesitate to contact us if you are a renter in California seeking a landlord-tenant attorney.
Wrongful Eviction
Nobody should be allowed to take away someone’s home. We prosecute landlords who wrongfully evicted tenants without just cause or under false pretenses.
Our tenant lawyers have recovered millions on behalf of tenants who were wrongfully evicted in violation of rent control ordinances.
Landlord Harassment
You have a fundamental right to live peacefully in your home. We protect tenants from landlord harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment, and breaches of quiet enjoyment.
Our tenant lawyers have recovered millions on behalf of renters who have been harassed out of their rent-controlled homes.
Tenant Rights To Repairs
You have the right to a safe and habitable home. It might be their property, but it’s your home. We force owners and property managers to repair.
Our team of tenant lawyers has fought aggressively to recover money damages and make homes safe.
California’s Largest Tenant Law Firm
Our Mission is to lead the charge in obtaining justice and economic equity for California tenants who have experienced wrongful evictions, harassment, poor housing conditions, and discrimination.
Tenants Served
20,000+
Established
2001
5 Star Reviews
1000+
Team of
30+
to Landlord Gender, Race or Disability Discrimination
Taking legal action against a perpetrator can be a scary and complicated process. If you or someone you know has been the target of sexual misconduct or inappropriate statements by a landlord, or requests for sexual acts in lieu of rent, call Tobener Ravenscroft LLP to speak to a tenant rights attorney.
Class Action Lawsuits
Tenants often have group claims against their landlords. We have filed 100s of group claims on behalf of tenants. We take these cases on contingency, meaning the tenants do not pay anything until an award is recovered.
As the largest tenant law firm in California, we have the capacity and experience to represent large groups of tenants. We have a 99% success rate and have recovered more than $100 million on behalf of tenants.
Housing Discrimination
If a landlord has discriminated against a tenant, aside from fines and penalties for violating the law, the landlord could be liable to a tenant for monetary damages.
If you are the victim of housing discrimination call Tobener Ravenscroft LLP to speak to an experienced tenant attorney today.
20,000 Tenants Served
Tobener Ravenscroft LLP has helped more than 20,000 tenants win disputes against landlords, property managers, and municipalities. Our knowledge of the intricacies of local tenant laws is unmatched. We litigate aggressively, maximize leverage, and have a 99% success rate.
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San Francisco Tenant Lawyers
Tobener Ravenscroft LLP focuses on tenant rights in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, San Jose, Hayward, and surrounding Bay Area cities. We have in-depth knowledge of State and local housing laws and have aggressively fought for tenants and renters for more than a decade.
