Tobener Ravenscroft LLP is a tenant rights law firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Tobener Ravenscroft LLP is the leading tenant and renters rights firm in the San Francisco Bay Area. The firm has collected millions of dollars on behalf of its clients, assisting more than 10,000 tenants through wrongful evictions, intractable repair issues, landlord harassment and discrimination, and landlord-caused injuries. The firm has a 95% success rate and won the 2014 SF Bay Guardian Business of the Year. It has been featured in California Lawyer and the Daily Journal, and has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the New York Times, Wired, and Reuters. The firm is dedicated to employee activism, and sponsors all of its lawyers to volunteer weekly at legal nonprofits, equaling nearly 500 community hours each year. The firm is respected as a leader in tenant law among its peers and has represented countless attorneys and the San Francisco Tenants Union.
Tobener Ravenscroft LLP focuses on tenant rights in San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, Fremont, San Rafael, Berkeley and surrounding Bay Area cities. We have successfully represented tenants against landlord harassment, refusal to repair, wrongful evictions, illegal rent increases, landlord move-in evictions (OMIs and RMIs), Ellis Act evictions, and evictions for renovations and capital improvements.
Keywords: Tenant Rights, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Harassment, Wrongful Evictions, Ellis Act Evictions, Injury, San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, Fremont, San Rafael, Berkeley, Marin County.
Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
Over 15 years
What is your primary product or service?
We represent tenants exclusively in landlord-tenant related issues.
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
I have a strong passionate for tenant rights.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
Individual attention, personal care and customized approach for each and every client.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
Currently three locations: SF, SJ, and Oakland.
Provide detailed directions to your location
Corner of Geary and Masonic in the Richmond District of San Francisco
What type of payments do you accept?
Cash, Check, and major credit cards.
Which areas do you service?
Landlord-Tenant, Estate Planning, and Personal Injury.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
Joseph Tobener
What are your hours of operation?
Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
Clients satisfied with my services and would recommend my business to others.