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Landlord–Tenant Lawyers in San Francisco County, California

Searching for a tenant rights lawyer in San Francisco County? Counsel for rentals on both sides of the lease, evictions, deposits, and habitability. This page indexes the county's landlord–tenant coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.

The state's only consolidated city and county, and the seat of the California Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the State Bar of California. The court of record is the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco · counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.

The law also keeps time: unlawful detainer deadlines run in days: a three-day notice starts most non-payment cases under 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). The plaque below carries the citation; the roster that follows carries the rest.

This page is the San Francisco County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Tenant Rights Lawyers in California collects all 58 counties.

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

Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco.

County seat: San Francisco

Main courthouse: Civic Center Courthouse, 400 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Help with forms without a lawyer: the court's self-help center (source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27).

Official court information, locations, and filing rules: sf.courts.ca.gov

Landlord–Tenant · San Francisco County roster

295 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list landlord–tenant among their practice areas with an address of record in San Francisco County.

291 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in San Francisco (293), Emeryville (1) and Los Angeles (1).

For 34, the registry records a language other than English, almost always from a firm website published in that language; that describes the website, not an attorney's own ability.

Admission years on this roster run from 1966 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Eviction Defense Collaborative (10), Bay Area Legal Aid (9) and Tobener Ravenscroft LLP (9).

The full San Francisco County roster · 290 attorneys with an active license and a landlord–tenant practice area: is listed by surname in the 1 sections below.

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Landlord–Tenant matters in San Francisco County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • eviction (unlawful detainer) defense
  • security deposit disputes
  • rent control and rent increases
  • habitability and repairs
  • landlord harassment and retaliation
  • illegal lockouts and utility shutoffs
  • lease breaks and early termination
  • Ellis Act and owner move-in evictions
  • tenant buyouts
  • roommate and subletting disputes

From the answer files

When must a landlord return a security deposit in California?Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5How much can a landlord raise rent in California?Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12What are my rights if my California rental is uninhabitable?Cal. Civ. Code § 1941.1

Every landlord–tenant attorney in San Francisco County, by surname

Abela – Zirbel290 attorneys

Landlord–Tenant by city in San Francisco County

Landlord–Tenant in San FranciscoSan Francisco County

Related counsel in San Francisco County

Real Estate Attorneys in San Francisco CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(b)Consumer Protection Attorneys in San Francisco CountyCal. Civ. Code § 1790 et seq. (Song–Beverly)Civil Rights Attorneys in San Francisco County42 U.S.C. § 1983 / Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1All practice areas in San Francisco CountyCounty record

Landlord–Tenant in nearby counties

Landlord–Tenant in Marin County55 attorneysLandlord–Tenant in Contra Costa County106 attorneysLandlord–Tenant in Alameda County165 attorneysLandlord–Tenant in San Mateo County41 attorneysTenant Rights Lawyers in CaliforniaStatewide record

Source: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1161 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.

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