Landlord/Tenant Law

Sheppard, Rosen, Uziel and Sussman has been specializing in the field of Landlord/Tenant Law since the 1970's. Its practice is widely known for actively working on landlord-tenant matters relating to both residential and commercial rental properties.

The firm's senior partner, Robert J. Sheppard, regularly lectures other lawyers and judges on developments in landlord-tenant law and practicing under Rent Control law. He speaks for Continuing Education of the Bar (C.E.B.), The Rutter Group and at State Bar conventions and conferences on how to practice landlord-tenant law. He has testified in court on over a dozen occasions as an expert witness on professional standards of care in landlord-tenant cases.

Sheppard, Rosen, Uziel and Sussman handles all aspects of landlord-tenant law, from lease drafting, to lease enforcement, to rent control issues to wrongful eviction and constructive eviction lawsuits.

Sheppard, Rosen, Uziel and Sussman also helps tenants and landlords stop undue harassment by the other.

Sheppard, Rosen, Uziel and Sussman represents both landlords and tenants, and has gained wide respect in the local Bar for its fair advocacy for both sides. Robert Sheppard is regularly called on as a professional Mediator to resolve landlord-tenant disputes, and has an impressive records of resolving every case which has appeared before him for mediation.