Tenant-side trial firm · California
When landlords break the law, we take them to court.
Kazempour Law litigates for California tenants. The case evaluation is free, and on contingency matters there is no attorney fee unless the firm recovers for you.*
Every California tenancy comes with rights a landlord cannot waive.
We enforce them.
Kazempour Law is a trial firm. Every case is investigated, documented, and built for the courtroom from day one, because the cases that are ready for trial resolve on the strongest terms. Landlords and their insurers know the difference.
Habitability
No heat. No hot water. Vermin. Broken plumbing. A building that leaks when it rains. California implies a warranty of habitability in every residential lease, and a landlord cannot waive it or contract around it. When substantial defects go unfixed after notice, the tenant may be entitled to remedies that include rent abatement and damages. These are the cases this firm was built on.
Wrongful eviction
Changed locks, belongings on the curb, utilities shut off. California prohibits self-help evictions. A landlord who forces a tenant out without going through the legal process may be liable, even if the landlord believes it is entitled to possession.
Retaliatory eviction
Asking for repairs is a legal right, not a lease violation. When a landlord answers a repair request or a code complaint with an eviction notice, a rent increase, or reduced services, that can be retaliation. Within certain periods after protected activity, California law can presume it.
Constructive eviction
Some landlords never serve a notice. They simply make the home unlivable until the tenant leaves. When conditions or interference become severe enough to force a tenant out, the law may treat the departure as an eviction the landlord caused and hold the landlord responsible for the harm of being displaced.
No-fault eviction violations
An “owner move-in” or a “substantial remodel” has to be real. Under the Tenant Protection Act and many local ordinances, no-fault evictions must be genuine and must include the required relocation assistance. A pretext dressed up as a no-fault eviction is unlawful.
Rent stabilization violations
Many California cities and counties cap rent increases and require just cause before an eviction. Rent above the legal limit, unlawful fees, and schemes to sidestep those protections may violate state law or local ordinance, and affected tenants may be entitled to remedies.
Not sure where your situation fits? Tell us what happened or call 949.372.2021. The case evaluation is free.
Ali Kazempour
FounderTrial Attorney
Ali Kazempour built his career on the other side, defending small, mid-sized, and Fortune 500 companies in complex civil litigation, including at an Am Law 200 firm. He knows how landlords’ lawyers evaluate a case, what their insurers fear, and what a trial-ready file looks like from the defense chair. Now he puts that knowledge to work for tenants.
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