Item: Wolford Wayne LLP
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Tenant Issues

Wolford Wayne LLP is a tenant’s rights law firm dedicated to representing tenants in landlord-tenant disputes in San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley.

Common Tenant Issues:

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1.21 Petitions

Although rent control applies to many properties in San Francisco, a landlord can impose an unlimited rent increase…

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California Tenant Law

The Tenant Protection Act has been protecting tenants in California since it went into effect in 2020 …

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Costa Hawkins

The Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act is a powerful state law enacted in 1995 that places limits on rent control…

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Ellis Act Evictions

The Ellis Act is a state law (Government Code Section 7060 et. seq.) designed to allow landlords to get …

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Evictions

In California, before a landlord can recover possession of your unit and/or file a lawsuit they must first provide …

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Illegal Units

An illegal unit is a residential dwelling unit that lacks a “certificate of final completion and occupancy.” …

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Lack of Heat

Landlords have a duty to provide tenants with a permanent source of heat …

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Mold Infestations

We provide representation in lawsuits on behalf of tenants who have been forced out of their rent …

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Oakland Tenant Law

Oakland tenants have many of the same tenant’s rights as tenants living in San Francisco …

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Owner Move-In Eviction

In San Francisco landlords can terminate a tenant’s tenancy through an owner move-in eviction …

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Pest Infestations

Mice, bedbugs, and other pests are not just a part of living in a city They are dangerous …

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Rent Increases

A landlord can increase rent without limitations whenever a unit becomes vacant. This is sometimes called “vacancy decontrol,” …

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Retaliation

California state law §1942.5 prohibits landlords from retaliating against tenants. Retaliation is both a defense in certain …

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Roommate Disputes

Not all landlord-tenant issues are between landlords and tenants. If you think you are being overcharged by your roommate …

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Security Deposits

When you move into a new unit you are typically required to pay a security deposit. One of the most common …

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Short Term Rentals

Renting out a bedroom or your apartment on short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and VRBO could put your tenancy at risk …

We pride ourselves on providing practical, affordable, and aggressive representation on behalf of residential tenants.

Our Office ONLY Represents Tenants, Never landlords.

Fees and Costs

Our Office ONLY Represents Tenants, Never landlords.

While some firms represent both landlords and tenants – essentially acting as hired guns for whoever has the money to pay them, we believe that the divide between landlords and tenants that exists in the Bay Area is one where you cannot play both sides.

As part of our dedication to tenant’s rights, our office is closely aligned with local non-profit housing rights organizations such as the San Francisco Tenants Union, Housing Rights Committee, and Eviction Defense Collaborative.

Fees and Costs

The majority of our cases are handled on a contingency fee basis – meaning there is no out-of-pocket cost to you. We get paid when you get paid.

This allows us to represent clients of all economic backgrounds. To find out more about our fees and whether we can help you, contact us today for more information.

^$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.

Awards & Associations

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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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220 Montgomery St STE 1100
San Francisco, CA 94104

1901 Harrison St STE 1100
Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: (415) 649-6203

Fax: (415) 649-6739

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