369 Pine Street, Suite 506, San Francisco, CA 94104 | phone 415-693-0504, fax 415-693-9102

For more than 28 years, Wartelle, Weaver & Schreiber has been working hard to protect people’s rights in landlord and tenant disputes, wrongful eviction and habitability litigation, real estate and mold cases, wage and hour claims and other civil litigation.  The firm has achieved an AV rating – the highest rating among peers for ethics and professional ability.  During the 12 months between June of 2006 and June of 2007 the firm obtained over $8,000,000 in settlements for its tenant clients.

Known for developing cutting edge theories and tactics for promoting tenants rights, the firm has been a leader in developing cases, helping clients challenge efforts to evade rent protections, requiring landlords to make properties safe and healthy to live in, representing clients sickened by mold, and representing San Francisco tenant organizations on matters of public concern. The firm has investigated landlord fraud for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Its attorneys have argued for greater tenants rights before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the California District Court of Appeals, and as amicus curiae in a case before the California Supreme Court. It has pioneered the use of class action and mass torts approaches to landlord/tenant problems.

Wartelle, Weaver & Schreiber has the knowledge, experience and skill to help you. Please contact us to discuss your case.

Class Action Litigation. We have recently settled four class action cases alleging uninhabitable conditions in several single room occupancy hotels in San Francisco. They The settlements are described in more detail below. more>>

Rental Housing Association v City of Oakland is a landlord challenge to the eviction protection provisions of the Oakland Rent Ordinance. Our office intervened on behalf of Just Cause Oakland, the EE coalition that successfully campaigned for the protections. The California Court of Appeals upheld the eviction protections. The Supreme Court refused to hear the landlords’ appeal. This is a big victory for tenants. The decision may be found at 171 Cal.App.4th 741.more>>

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