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Landlord–Tenant Lawyers in Santa Clara County, California

Every tenant rights lawyer and tenant lawyer listing on this page traces back to the State Bar of California's official roll, filtered to landlord–tenant matters arising in Santa Clara County. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

The heart of Silicon Valley; its superior court's complex civil division hears many of the technology industry's trade secret, employment, and corporate disputes. Venue for most landlord–tenant matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, seated at San Jose.

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 Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara.

County seat: San Jose

Main courthouse: Downtown Superior Court (DTS), 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113

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: santaclara.courts.ca.gov

Landlord–Tenant · Santa Clara County roster

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

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

The roster concentrates in San Jose (68), Santa Clara (11), Los Gatos (10) and Palo Alto (9).

1 hold a State Bar Certified Legal Specialist designation, a certification issued by the State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization, and not a rating or a ranking.

For 9, 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 1973 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Bay Area Legal Aid (4), Law Foundation of Silicon Valley (4) and Spencer Fane LLP (4).

Gary M. Davis

Landlord–Tenant · Palo Alto · Santa Clara County

Bar #129571 · Admitted 1987

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The full Santa Clara County roster · 119 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 Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County, by surname

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Landlord–Tenant by city in Santa Clara County

Landlord–Tenant in San JoseSanta Clara County

Related counsel in Santa Clara County

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

Landlord–Tenant in nearby counties

Landlord–Tenant in San Mateo County41 attorneysLandlord–Tenant in Alameda County165 attorneysLandlord–Tenant in Stanislaus County16 attorneysLandlord–Tenant in Merced County7 attorneysLandlord–Tenant in San Benito County2 attorneysLandlord–Tenant in Santa Cruz County13 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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