Improving the Lives of California Renters Since 2016
The firm was established on January 4, 2016.
About Tenant Law Group
How The Firm Works
VIP Referral
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Mission Statement
We help California tenants who have been illegally evicted, discriminated against, harassed, or forced to endure unlivable conditions recover money from their landlords.
Hablamos Español
At Tenant Law Group, we proudly offer fully bilingual support in both English and Spanish. Our Spanish-speaking team members are ready to help tenants, making sure that they communicate and understand every step of the way.
At Tenant Law Group, there are no upfront costs when trying to recover money from your landlord.
Our Core Values
Justice
We fight tirelessly to protect tenant rights, ensuring fair treatment and equitable outcomes for all.
Compassion
We approach every case with empathy, understanding the unique challenges our clients face.
Professionalism
We uphold the highest standards in all interactions, delivering reliable and ethical legal services.
Hard Work
We are dedicated and persistent, going the extra mile to achieve the best possible results for our clients.
Innovation
We continuously seek new and effective ways to advocate for tenant rights, using creative solutions to overcome obstacles.
We have recovered over $40 million for California tenants.
Thousands of satisfied clients
We serve all California tenants
90%+ Success Rate
We offer Free Case Evaluations by a non-attorney member, Affordable Attorney Consultations, and Customized Legal Services tailored to each tenant’s unique needs.
We Are a Fully Remote Law Firm
- 12 LanguagesSpoken by Our Team
- 74.36% Majority-Minority Law Firm
- Document collection 100% online.
- Thousands of matters onboarded.
Changing lives, one tenant a time.
Common Issues We Help Tenants Seek Compensation For:
- Bedbugs, Rodents, & Other Pests
- Mold & Related Injuries
- Wrongful Evictions
- Fraudulent Owner Move-In
- Landlord Harassment
- Onsite Injuries
- Code Enforcement Violations
- Failure to Repair
- Illegal Entries
- Safety Issues
- Lack of Heat
- Dilapidated Units & Common Areas
- Plumbing Issues
- Leaky Roofs, Walls, or Windows
Tenant Law Group serves California Renters from all backgrounds because everyone deserves fair treatment, regardless of their situation.
- Document collection 100% online.
- Thousands of onboarded matters from 2016 to 2024.
- Three offices only attended by appointment, in Oakland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
Contingency Representation
With our Contingency Representation fee structure, our clients only pay if they win. The firm’s pay is a percentage of the monetary recovery.
Our clients don’t have to worry about upfront legal fees. They pay the firm’s fee if they win their case, which relieves the financial burden on the clients.
Our Legal Services
Two ways we can help all California tenants!
At Tenant Law Group, we are dedicated to defending tenant rights with comprehensive and personalized legal services. Our commitment to justice and client satisfaction drives everything we do.
We offer a range of services to support our clients, including:
Free Case Evaluation
A non-attorney team member will review your matter at no cost, and provide a recommendation based on services we or another firm offers.
Our experienced non-attorney team reviews the details of the situation at no cost, providing the tenant with an initial assessment and guidance on the best course of action. This service ensures the tenant has the information they need to make informed decisions about the case without any financial commitment.
Our experienced non-attorney team reviews the details of the situation at no cost, providing the tenant with an initial assessment and guidance on the best course of action. This service ensures the tenant has the information they need to make informed decisions about the case without any financial commitment.
Paid Attorney Consultations
The access to our experienced attorneys is key. During consultations, discuss legal concerns, and understand your options.
At Tenant Law Group, our experienced tenant rights attorneys are here to provide the legal support you need. Whether you’re in a dispute with your landlord or seeking clarity on your rights as a California renter, our virtual consultations offer the guidance you’re looking for.
We handle a range of common tenant issues, including:
- • Lease reviews
- • Adding a roommate
- • Recovering a security deposit
- • Responding to landlord harassment
- • Assessing potential lawsuits
Our consultation options:
- • Silver Consultation $169.00:
- (30 minutes with a Tenant Rights Attorney via videoconference)
- • Gold Consultation $259.00:
(60 minutes with a Tenant Rights Attorney via videoconference).
All consultations are conducted via videoconference, allowing us to assist clients throughout California. We’re committed to ensuring you have the knowledge and support to stand up for your rights.
A tenant was served with an eviction notice due to alleged non-payment of rent, despite having all receipts proving payment. During a paid attorney consultation, our attorney reviewed the evidence, explained the tenant’s legal rights, and outlined a strategy to fight the eviction. The tenant felt empowered with the knowledge gained during the consultation and decided to challenge the eviction in court with our representation. The case was ultimately dismissed, and the tenant remained in their home, with the landlord ordered to pay the tenant’s attorney fees.
VIP Referral
Our VIP Program
At Tenant Law Group, we value the trust our clients and partners place in us. This program is designed to extend special benefits to both the referrer and the potential new client (PNC).
Team 100
We believe excellent referrals are a top service we can offer. This benefits the referred individual by connecting them with a vetted professional, benefits the professional with a new client, and helps Tenant Law Group solve the individual’s problem.
We maintain a vetted list of over 100 trusted professionals who are among the best in their fields and ready to offer top tier services to the individuals we refer to them.
Tenant Law Group: Past, Present, and Beyond
Founded in January 2016, Tenant Law Group’s core purpose is to improve the lives of California renters. We help California tenants who had been illegally evicted, harassed, or forced to endure uninhabitable conditions recover money from their landlords. At first, we focused exclusively on the representation of Bay Area tenants. Over the years, as we realized the overwhelming need for tenant rights legal services to help the approximately seventeen million Californians who rent, we expanded our firm to represent tenants throughout the state. Today, Tenant Law Group has expanded from a solo practice to a team of ten attorneys and a total of over forty legal professionals. We have been recognized by Law Firm 500 every year since 2019 as one of the top one hundred fastest growing law firms in the United States, by Great Place to Work® as a Great Place to Work every year since 2021, by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area, and by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States in 2022 and again in 2024. Today, we have set the ambitious goals of changing the lives of 100,000 renters per year and making tenant rights legal services available to half of all renters in the United States.
Tenant Law Group: Founder & CEO, Eric L. Toscano, Esq. answers
Why Tenant Rights?
About six months after opening the doors of my solo practice in 2012, I met a woman referred to me by the Bar Association of San Francisco. She was a single mother raising three boys and working multiple jobs. She had settled in a rent-controlled apartment in San Francisco after immigrating from El Salvador. One day a pipe burst in her kitchen, flooding her house with raw sewage and destroying most of her personal property. Both the property manager and the owner ignored her repeated pleas for help. After her infant son started developing skin rashes, she abandoned the property with nowhere to go. Although I had never handled a tenant rights matter before, I was drawn to her case and told her I would help. I filed a lawsuit on her behalf and, eventually, was able to secure a recovery that allowed her and her sons to move into a much nicer home in San Francisco. I clearly remember meeting with her and her three boys after we resolved her case. It was unquestionably the most rewarding experience of my legal career. It made me realize my calling was as a plaintiff’s attorney representing people underrepresented in the law. I love being a tenant rights lawyer because so many of our clients are single mothers, immigrant families, and individuals struggling to make ends meet who have never worked with an attorney before. I became a lawyer because I wanted to help people. And that’s exactly what our firm does every single day.
By Eric L. Toscano, Esq.