Landlord-Tenant Lawyers
22,207 verified landlord/tenant attorneys across the United States. Landlord-tenant attorneys for evictions, lease disputes, security deposits, and habitability claims. Compare verified landlord/tenant attorneys nationwide by experience, peer ratings, and client reviews — get matched with counsel in any state, free for clients.
Adam Ludwin is the Managing Partner and founder of Ludwin Law Group, a boutique firm specializing in civil litigation, maritime and admiralty law, per...
Omid Khorshidi is a lawyer practicing personal injury, landlord & tenant, car accidents and 2 other areas of law. Omid received a B.A. degree from Uni...
Mr Mark S. Bosco is a lawyer practicing banking law, general real estate practice, bankruptcy and 5 other areas of law.
Attorney Jennifer Gilliland Vanasdale has earned the distinguished AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell. This high achievement is earned by a se...
Kian Mottahedeh is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, landlord and tenant law, personal injury and 3 other areas of law. Kian received a B.A. degree from...
Stephen Lewis Pasta is a lawyer practicing business law, business formation, contracts and 26 other areas of law. Stephen received a B.A. degree from ...
Taggart Howard began his legal career working for the Office of the District Attorney in the Fifth Judicial District in April of 1998. As a Deputy Dis...
Mr. Andrew David Easler is a lawyer practicing wills, trusts, and estate planning, real estate, evictions, and title, securities and finance and 11 ot...
John Akopian is a lawyer practicing business, family, criminal defense and 4 other areas of law. John received a B.A. degree from University of La Ver...
Dan is the managing member of his firm where he handles transactional and litigation cases involving real estate, finance, business formations & trans...
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Mr. Robert L Stewart, Jr is a lawyer practicing appellate practice, bankruptcy, business dispute resolution and 21 other areas of law.
Lisa M Panourgias is a lawyer practicing estate planning, estate litigation, wills and 7 other areas of law. Lisa received a B.A. degree from Wayne St...
Shirley Ratsamy Sullinger is a lawyer practicing insurance defense, wrongful death, retail store defense and 7 other areas of law. Shirley received a ...
William Ziegler Haskell is a lawyer practicing personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and 15 other areas of law. William received a B.A....
Jordan Blair Isrow is a lawyer practicing administrative, appellate practice, business and 27 other areas of law. Jordan has been licensed for 15 year...
Jason focuses his practice on complex civil litigation involving business and real estate matters. In his business litigation practice, Jason has expe...
James Edward Gross is a lawyer practicing business law, registered agent, business litigation and 26 other areas of law. James received a B.A. degree ...
Scott L Luedke is a lawyer practicing criminal law, criminal defense, dui/dwi and 126 other areas of law. Scott received a degree from Lawrence Techno...
Carlos Ramon Arias is a lawyer practicing probate & trust, arbitration, bankruptcy and 12 other areas of law. Carlos received a B.A. degree from Unive...
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David Mitchell Ardam is a lawyer practicing wills, trusts, estates & probate law, adoptions, personal injury and 10 other areas of law. David received...
David A. Rubel is a lawyer practicing social security disability, estate planning, criminal defense and 18 other areas of law.
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Attorney Matthew Floyd is an experienced lawyer that provides top-notch legal services to his clients through intense dedication to his practice. He h...
Richard P. Poormon is a lawyer practicing car accidents, slip/trip and falls, criminal defense/traffic law and 11 other areas of law.
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Mark Eric Czuchry is a lawyer practicing securities & investment fraud, financial markets and services, litigation and 13 other areas of law. Mark rec...
Steven E. Waldinger, a seasoned civil litigator, joined Gettinger Waldinger Monteleone Gushue & Hollis, LLP in 1988, became a partner in 1998, and now...
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Chris Cadem concentrates his practice on litigation matters in both civil and criminal cases. His experience includes numerous successful trials and a...
Richard E. Palumbo, Jr. is a lifelong resident of Rhode Island.
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Mr. Jonathan Brett Sbar is a lawyer practicing real estate litigation, commercial litigation, landlord and tenant law and 2 other areas of law.
Damian graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1997 and later that same year, was admitted to the North Dakota Bar. In addition...
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James Hubbert is the managing partner of The Law Offices of Graham and Hubbert and has over 35 years of experience handling complex legal matters. Mr.
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Ronald J. Eisenberg is a lawyer practicing contracts, business litigation, civil litigation and 67 other areas of law.
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What is Landlord Tenant?
Landlord Tenant is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, landlord tenant sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way landlord tenant works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Landlord Tenant attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Landlord Tenant lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 22,207 verified landlord tenant attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in California.
When do you need a Landlord Tenant attorney?
Most people contact a landlord tenant lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for landlord tenant representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by a landlord tenant lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 22,207 landlord tenant attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose a Landlord Tenant attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing a landlord tenant lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of landlord tenant experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does a Landlord Tenant lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay a landlord tenant lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for landlord tenant attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side landlord tenant work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing landlord tenant needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about landlord tenant
How quickly can a landlord tenant lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a landlord tenant lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many landlord tenant attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does a typical landlord tenant matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are landlord tenant lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between landlord tenant and the related practice areas?
Landlord Tenant overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find landlord tenant attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the landlord tenant roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Landlord Tenant Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
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