The landlord-tenant group defends property owners and managers accused of wrongfully evicting, or endeavoring to evict, tenants throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our attorneys rely on their skill and expertise to achieve quick and favorable resolutions for our clients. However, for those occasions when settlement is not achievable, the firm litigates effectively and efficiently in an effort to obtain the best possible results at trial. Several cities throughout the Bay Area have enacted local rent control laws. These laws, combined with state laws in the area of landlord-tenant relationships, create significant dangers and hurdles for the average landlord. Our clients can rest assured.
Landlord-Tenant Results/News
- 14Feb
Los Angeles Attorney Sandra Block has been elevated to Partner
Sandra L. Block joined the firm in 2019 as a litigation defense attorney with extensive knowledge and experience. Ms. Block quickly emerged as a team leader in both the Los Angeles and San Francisco offices....14FebAttorney Matthew Gardner rises to Partner in Los Angeles office
Matthew A. Gardner joined the firm in 2018 as an experienced litigation defense attorney having defended clients that ranged from large corporations to single individuals. Mr. Gardner quickly became a leader in the Los Angeles... - 15Jan
San Francisco Office Secures Major Results for Client with Back to Back Demurrer Wins
Partner Elisa Marcaletti and associate Connor Gaballa prevailed on two consecutive demurrers in a landlord-tenant case venued in San Mateo County. This case involved an unauthorized individual residing at the clients’ property allegedly pursuant to...1JanPartner Todd A. Angstadt Inducted into the International Association of Defense Counsel
Congratulations to Todd A. Angstadt, who was recently inducted into the International Association of Defense Counsel, an invitation only, peer-reviewed legal organization limited to approximately 2,500 members world wide. - 15Sep
San Francisco Office Settles Case for Hundreds of Thousands Less Than Final Demand at Mediation
Todd Angstadt and Jessica Pliner substituted into this landlord-tenant case venued in Alameda Superior Court shortly before trial after the close of discovery. While the case initially appeared beyond settlement, we aggressively handled the case,...15AugSan Francisco Office Exonerates Commercial Landlord
Bradley Jameson and William Carlson recently exonerated a commercial landlord from the building owner’s attempts to allocate fault to our client. The court agreed that our client was faultless and dismissed the case with prejudice at... - 1Aug
Landlord Success Before San Francisco’s Rent Board
San Francisco attorney Maija O. Villegas recently exonerated a landlord before San Francisco’s Rent Board. A tenant petioned the Rent Board claiming the landlord and its agents allowed a nuisance to exist, did not enforce house rules...1FebSan Francisco Office Defeats Class Certification and Successfully Settles Habitability Action
Todd Angstadt and Elisa Marcaletti recently successfully settled two related lawsuits filed by 46 plaintiffs in Alameda Superior Court. The plaintiffs were tenants of an apartment complex located in Oakland, California. The firm represented the... - 1Jan
San Francisco Office Obtains $63,000 Attorneys Fees Award in Landlord-Tenant Action
Robert K. Phillips and Jessica Stuart Pliner moved for attorneys fees and costs after prevailing in an action brought against our landlord clients for the breach of warranty of habitability in Sonoma Superior Court. The...