Tobener Ravenscroft – Oakland Tenant Lawyers is a dedicated tenant rights law firm exclusively representing renters in Oakland and throughout California. With over 20 years of experience and a track record of recovering over $100 million for clients, the firm specializes in protecting tenants from wrongful evictions, landlord harassment, discrimination, and habitability issues. Their deep expertise in local rent control ordinances and eviction protections makes them a standout advocate for vulnerable renters.
The firm operates on a contingency basis, ensuring no out-of-pocket costs for clients, and leverages aggressive litigation strategies to maximize outcomes. They focus exclusively on tenant representation to address the power imbalance between landlords and renters, particularly in high-pressure Bay Area housing markets. Their team of over 24 attorneys is known for compassion, responsiveness, and an unwavering commitment to justice and housing equity.
Services Offered
- Real estate attorney services
- Trial attorney representation
- Tenant rights advocacy
- Landlord harassment cases
- Wrongful eviction defense
- Constructive eviction claims
- Eviction notice assistance
- Removing evictions from record
- Rent control guidance
- Security deposit disputes
- Habitability and repair issues
- Repair and deduct claims
- Mold, asbestos, and disaster-related cases
- Illegal unit rentals
- Lease negotiation and breaking leases
- Commercial lease disputes
- Landlord retaliation cases
- Sexual harassment and sex/gender discrimination
- Disability and housing discrimination
- Support animal rights
- Elder and aging in place tenant rights
- Buyout agreement negotiation and litigation
- Relocation assistance claims
- Class action lawsuits
- Foreclosure-related tenant issues
- Nuisance and noise disturbance cases
- Utility shut-off disputes
- Estoppel certificates
- Owner or relative move-in eviction defense
- Ellis Act eviction defense
- Renoviction defense
- Rent increase disputes
Serving Oakland, Berkeley, and the wider Bay Area—including San Francisco, San Jose, Walnut Creek, and Los Angeles—the firm assists clients in multiple languages and is deeply familiar with local ordinances in cities with rent control and anti-harassment laws. With a 99% success rate and over 1,000 five-star reviews, they are California’s largest tenant-only law firm.
