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Landlord–Tenant Lawyers in Oakland, California

Counsel for rentals on both sides of the lease, evictions, deposits, and habitability. In Oakland, that work runs through Alameda County's courts. This directory presents landlord–tenant records from official State Bar of California data in neutral order.

The René C. Davidson Courthouse beside Lake Merritt anchors Alameda County's civil docket, historically one of the busier plaintiff-side venues in Northern California; Oakland's rent adjustment program adds a substantial local landlord–tenant layer. For landlord–tenant cases, venue ordinarily lies with the Alameda County Superior Court: René C. Davidson Courthouse · which is why counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.

Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1161, the governing period is unlawful detainer deadlines run in days: a three-day notice starts most non-payment cases. A tenant served with an unlawful detainer summons has ten court days to respond (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1167). Security deposits must be accounted for within 21 days of move-out (Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5).

This page is the Oakland chapter of the registry's statewide record · Tenant Rights Attorneys in California collects every county and city.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

Unlawful detainer deadlines run in days: a three-day notice starts most non-payment cases.

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1161

A tenant served with an unlawful detainer summons has ten court days to respond (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1167). Security deposits must be accounted for within 21 days of move-out (Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5).

Court of record · Alameda County

Superior Court of California, County of Alameda.

Main courthouse: Oakland - René C. Davidson Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612

For Oakland: Alameda County Superior Court: René C. Davidson Courthouse.

Court website · Self-help center · Source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27. Venue depends on the case; legal information, not legal advice.

Landlord–Tenant · Oakland roster

93 active attorneys with an address of record in Oakland list landlord–tenant among their practice areas on the registry, out of 4,237 active attorneys whose address of record is in Oakland.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by Oakland attorneys are litigation (661), business law (603), employment (577), criminal defense (456) and real estate (334). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

4 of the 4,237 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 364 of the 4,237 active attorneys in Oakland, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (346), Chinese (171), Vietnamese (145) and Arabic (142). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.

Reading the roster in Oakland. Unlawful detainer practice is fast and procedural, so look for attorneys who handle evictions in your county's dedicated UD departments weekly, whichever side you are on. Tenants should ask about fee-shifting clauses in the lease, local rent-ordinance defenses, and legal-aid options given the short response windows; landlords should ask about notice drafting, most lost UD cases fail on defective notices.

Address of record in Oakland