Tracy Harris Ettinghoff

I was defrauded in real estate transaction when purchasing house in Mission Viejo. House advertised as pristine and meticulously maintained turned out to have slab leak, water damage, rat droppings in the attic, crumbling stone fence, stains in the kitchen and in hall closets, broken roof, modificati...ons violating building code etc. Seller was late with disclosures and termite report, termite report was incomplete, seller never provided list of repairs on the house, certificate of completion for pest report was incomplete and fraudulently listed work that was never done. Real estate agent was a dual agent and she represented seller and not buyer. Real estate appraisal report appraised house at the purchase price of $720,000 despite numerous problems with the house (not disclosed in house inspection report), however Orange County Assessor reduced valuation of the house by over $122,000. I believe Mr. Ettighoff was not effective and did not represent me in a good faith. Based on my experience with him, I do not recommend him as a real estate lawyer to buyers.

I have known Tracy for more than 15 years and have used his services about 3 times but have consulted with him on numerous occasions. I had an eviction once and got my back rent paid through Tracy. I had a neighbor's washer leak into my condo rental. I have rental properties and therefore always h...ave things come up. It is reassuring to know that Tracy is always available. He is very knowledgeable in the real estate field!