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Real Estate attorneys in Los Angeles

Purchase and sale disputes, landlord-tenant, title, easements and construction defects.

About Real Estate matters in Los Angeles

Real estate work in Los Angeles covers purchase and sale disputes, landlord and tenant matters, title and boundary questions, easements, and construction defect claims. Residential and commercial practice diverge sharply — the statutes, the customary contracts and the leverage each side has are different — so the useful first question is whether a firm regularly handles your side of that line.

Landlord-tenant is the highest-volume category here and the most locally specific. The City of Los Angeles and the County have their own rent stabilisation and just-cause rules layered on top of state law, and which set applies can turn on the address and the age of the building. General California advice is frequently wrong at the level of a specific Los Angeles property.

Disclosure drives most residential purchase disputes. California requires sellers to disclose known material facts about a property, and claims after closing usually turn on what the seller knew and when, rather than on whether the buyer could have discovered it. Documentation from the transaction period is therefore worth more than recollection.

Construction defect matters have their own deadlines and pre-litigation procedures that must be followed before a claim can proceed, and they typically require expert involvement early. If that is your situation, ask specifically whether the firm has run those procedures rather than whether it does real estate generally.

Real Estate firms in the directory

62 firms listed in real estate

Grant Shenon Almaraz, APLC

Sherman Oaks

Sherman Oaks business law firm handling business and real estate litigation and transactions, outside general counsel work, data privacy matters and employer-side employment law.

LO & LO, Attorneys at Law

Alhambra

A family-run Alhambra firm founded in 1981 that handles business, real estate, estate planning, probate and bankruptcy matters, along with related civil litigation.

Simkin & Associates

Los Angeles · English, Korean

Los Angeles firm focused on real estate and business law, handling purchase and sale disputes, landlord-tenant and eviction matters, probate and conservatorship, and U.S. immigration matters for Canadian clients.

Stone & Sallus, LLP

El Segundo

Multi-practice firm covering real estate law (HOA, landlord/tenant, contracts) alongside business law and wills/trusts/estate planning.

Castelblanco Law Group, APLC

Studio City · English, Spanish

Tenant-side habitability firm (infestations, lead, carbon monoxide exposure) since 1997, alongside a separate personal injury practice.

Evict Boss | Eviction Lawyer

Los Angeles

Evict Boss is a marketing brand of Mirage Law for landlord eviction notices, unlawful detainer actions and commercial evictions in Los Angeles County.

Mehdipour Law, PC

Los Angeles

Mixed practice covering commercial real estate contracts and lease review alongside toxic mold/habitability and personal injury claims; not a pure real estate specialist.

Sternberg Law Group

Los Angeles · English, Spanish

Foreclosure defense and home retention firm (loan modifications, short sales) with additional personal injury and probate practice.

Gomez Law, APC

Los Angeles

A Los Angeles firm focused on real estate litigation and transactions, with additional practices in estate planning, probate, and civil litigation.

Vokshori Law Group

Los Angeles

Real estate litigation firm handling title disputes, quiet title claims, and partition actions, alongside foreclosure defense.

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Common questions

General information about how these matters usually work in California and Los Angeles County. It is not legal advice about your situation.

Is my Los Angeles apartment rent controlled?
It depends on the address and the building. The City of Los Angeles and unincorporated County areas have separate rent stabilisation schemes with their own coverage rules, and state law adds a further layer for properties outside them. Because coverage turns on specifics, verify it for the property rather than by analogy to a friend's situation.
What can I do about a landlord who will not make repairs?
California requires rental housing to be habitable, and there are defined routes when it is not — but each has procedural steps, and taking the wrong one can weaken your position or expose you to eviction. Written notice and a record of what was reported and when are the foundation for all of them.
The seller did not disclose a problem. Do I have a claim?
Possibly. California requires disclosure of known material facts, so the question is what the seller actually knew and when. Repair records, prior insurance claims and communications from the transaction period tend to matter more than the defect being serious.
Do I need a lawyer to buy a house in California?
Most residential transactions here close through escrow and a real estate agent without an attorney. Counsel earns its cost when something is non-standard: an unusual title condition, a boundary or easement question, a probate or trust sale, or a dispute that emerges before closing.