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Oakland Wrongful Eviction Lawyer

Despite laws overseeing eviction procedures, landlords might still try to wrongfully evict tenants in the Bay Area. If you have been wrongfully evicted from your home in Oakland, you have rights and should seek help from an Oakland wrongful eviction attorney. At Wolford Wayne, we have the experience needed to help you take action for a wrongful eviction.

Our attorneys will work to ensure you know your rights according to state law and local ordinances. Reach out to discuss whether you were wrongfully evicted and what your options might be.

Can A Landlord Wrongfully Evict An Oakland Resident?

You cannot be evicted from your home unless your landlord has “just cause.” Some of the just causes a landlord can use to justify an eviction include:

Failing to pay agreed-upon rent
Creating a nuisance on the property
Breaching a material term of the lease

It’s important to note that before a landlord is permitted to start the eviction process, they need to give their tenants written notice stating the cause of the eviction. Landlords must then properly file an eviction lawsuit in civil court.

If your landlord failed to take these steps and evicted you, there might be a possible action for wrongful eviction. Discuss your rights with a tenants’ rights attorney immediately.

Filing a Wrongful Eviction Lawsuit

It is unlawful for a landlord to engage in wrongful eviction, and the law provides remedies for tenants who are wrongfully evicted. Specifically, you can seek financial compensation for the losses you experienced due to losing your rental unit.

Our attorneys can file a lawsuit seeking various damages that you might be entitled to, depending on your circumstances. Such damages include:

Moving costs, hotel bills, and other out-of-pocket expenses
Damages for rent differential if you were wrongfully evicted from a rent-controlled home
Damages for emotional distress from losing your home
Legal fees and costs
Punitive damages up to $100 per day your landlord was in violation of the law

If you have not moved yet but your landlord is initiating a wrongful eviction, you should not move unless you are forced out. Speak with our attorneys immediately about your legal options. We can evaluate your situation and determine whether you have a wrongful eviction case. This might keep you in your home, or if you have already moved, can compensate you for the losses you incurred and more.

Speak With An Oakland Wrongful Eviction Lawyer Today To Discuss Your Case

As a tenant, you need to be aware of what constitutes a wrongful eviction. If you are facing or have recently faced a wrongful eviction, you can speak with an Oakland wrongful eviction lawyer from the Wolford Wayne law firm.

Our firm knows how to initiate legal proceedings following a wrongful eviction, and we want to help. We can assist you with filing a wrongful eviction lawsuit when appropriate and obtaining the legal relief you deserve. Contact us here to learn your rights and allow us to begin representing you.

^$575,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco couple who were forced to give up their home of over twenty years after their landlord's dog attacked and killed their dog.

^$800,000

Recovered on behalf of an Oakland tenant who suffered a serious injury due to her landlord's negligent maintenance of her home.

^$850,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco tenant who suffered personal injuries and was forced to vacate his home of fifteen years after dealing with many months of environmental contamination and disruptive and nuisance construction conditions.

^$1.56 Million

Recovered on behalf of a group of 30 tenants living in an SRO in San Francisco who were living with horrendous conditions in their rent controlled apartments, including rodents, bedbugs, mold, water leaks, and harassment.

^$300,000

Recovered on behalf of three families living in a building in San Francisco's SOMA neighborhood who were forced to live with substandard conditions for years as a result of their landlord's negligence, including issues with lack of heat, lack of hot water, and cockroach/rat infestations.

^$750,000

Recovered on behalf of a couple living in a rent-controlled home in the outer Sunset neighborhood. Our clients were forced to vacate after the landlord served them with an Owner Move-In Eviction Notice. After the landlords failed to move into the property, our clients filed suit for wrongful eviction.

^$300,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco tenant in Russian Hill. The tenant was forced to vacate her illegal apartment in retaliation for reporting unlawful rent increases to the San Francisco Rent Board. Our client was forced to vacate after her landlord served our client with a series of eviction notices and told her the apartment was unsafe to live in.

^$700,000

Recovered for a long-term tenant in San Francisco. Our client was forced to move out of his apartment as a result of extreme landlord harassment.

^$300,000

Recovered on behalf of three long-term tenants in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood who were constructively evicted due to noise and nuisance conditions created by their downstairs neighbors, which the owner refused to address.

^$575,000

Recovered on behalf of an elderly, disabled San Francisco tenant who was forced to move out of her rent-controlled San Francisco apartment of 50 years after the landlord/owner failed to resolve numerous building code violations that remained outstanding for over a decade.

^$325,000

Recovered on behalf of seven tenants living in a makeshift boarding house in East Palo Alto.

^$560,000

Recovered on behalf of two San Francisco tenants who were wrongfully evicted via a fraudulent owner move-in eviction where the owner failed to occupy the property as their principal place of residence.

^$375,000

Recovered on behalf of an elderly long-term tenant who was forced to vacate her long San Francisco apartment as a result of her landlord's refusal to address longstanding defective conditions, including lack of heat, mold, rodent infestations, and defective plumbing.

^$550,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco tenant who was forced to vacate his home as a result of ongoing, disruptive construction and the owner's refusal to provide him with alternative housing.

^$375,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco family that was constructively evicted from their home in the Richmond District as a result of unlawful rent increases, defective conditions, and tenant harassment.

^$525,000

Recovered on behalf of a tenant living in an illegal unit who was wrongfully evicted. Our client was forced to vacate under false pretenses while her landlord undertook supposedly necessary construction and then was never allowed to return.

^$395,000

Recovered on behalf of two long term San Francisco tenants who were fraudulently evicted from their home of over twenty years under the pretext of an owner move-in eviction.

^$450,000

Recovered for a San Francisco tenant who was injured when her stairway railing collapsed.

^$450,000

Recovered in action for a group of tenants forced to vacate their San Francisco apartment due to severe habitability defects, including mold and water leaks.

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For more information or to discuss your legal situation, call us today at (415) 649-6203 for a phone consultation or submit an inquiry below. Please note our firm can only assist tenants residing in San Francisco, Oakland & Berkeley.

We are committed to fighting for the interests of San Francisco, Oakland & Berkeley tenants.

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