Our Practice
Practice Areas
We handle a wide range of landlord-tenant legal matters, always with the goal of protecting your right to a safe and healthy home.
Tenant Rights
As a tenant in California, you have a right to safe and healthy housing. When your landlord fails to meet these obligations, you have legal recourse.
- Right to habitable living conditions under California Civil Code
- Protection against retaliation for reporting problems
- Right to withhold rent for uninhabitable conditions
- Right to repair and deduct from rent
- Protection of security deposit rights
- Right to privacy and proper notice before entry
Mold & Water Damage
Mold creates not only respiratory problems but anxiety, depression, and irritability. Our clients who have left their moldy homes report feeling like they 'can breathe again.'
- Toxic mold exposure and health effects documentation
- Water intrusion and leak damage claims
- Landlord negligence in addressing moisture issues
- Medical expense recovery for mold-related illness
- Property damage compensation
- Relocation cost recovery
Substandard Conditions
You are entitled to adequate heat, safe plumbing, and a pest-free home. When a landlord neglects these basic rights, the effect can be devastating.
- Lack of adequate heating or ventilation
- Faulty or unsafe plumbing and electrical systems
- Rodent and insect infestations
- Structural defects and safety hazards
- Broken appliances and fixtures the landlord must maintain
- Code violations and building safety issues
Substandard Conditions
Protecting your rights under California law
Fair Housing Violations
The U.S. and California have very specific laws about the conditions a property owner must provide tenants, including protections against discrimination and harassment.
- Discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin
- Familial status and disability discrimination
- Sexual harassment by landlords or property managers
- Refusal to make reasonable accommodations
- Discriminatory rental practices and steering
- Retaliation for filing Fair Housing complaints
Fair Housing Violations
Protecting your rights under California law
Eviction Defense
When evictions are done for the wrong reasons, especially reasons related to discrimination or unfair living conditions, there may be legal opportunities available.
- Wrongful eviction claims and defense
- Retaliatory eviction protection
- Just cause eviction requirements under local ordinances
- Illegal lockouts and utility shutoffs
- Relocation assistance and buyout agreements
- Tenant protection under rent control laws
Eviction Defense
Protecting your rights under California law