The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office is dedicated to the investigation and prosecution of real estate related crimes. Attacking real estate crimes and other white collar criminal activity is one of the high priorities contained within the White Collar Crime Unit. Criminal real estate crimes may involve home equity fraud, mortgage fraud, grand theft, title fraud, securities fraud, forgery, foreclosure fraud, loan fraud, rental scams and any other fraud scam which steals a homeowner’s dreams with a single forged signature or a get-rich quick scheme. In each of the preceding crimes, the unsuspecting victim can lose his or her life savings and his or her home, unless he or she promptly alerts the authorities.
If you believe you have been a victim of any type of real estate fraud including landlord-tenant fraud occurring in Yolo County, you are encouraged to fill out and email or mail a Complaint Form for our review. (The form is available below.)
Please click here to view our new Fraud Complaint Form
Real Estate Fraud Contact:
Investigator Brett Hancock
530-666-8471
brett.hancock@yolocounty.org
301 Second Street Woodland, CA 95695
The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) recently completed a major revision to the widely used resource guidebook titled:
California Tenants – A Guide To Residential Tenants’ and Landlord Rights and Responsibilities which is a great resource for Landlord-Tenant disputes.
Important Contact/Resource Information
Yolo County Bar Association
California Department of Real Estate: 1-877-373-4542
Contractors State Licensing Board: 1-800-321-2752
California Department of Corporations: 916-445-7205
Yolo County Assessor’s Office: 530-666-8135
Legal Services of Northern California: 530-662-1065
Housing Economic Rights Advocates: 510-278-8443
Federal Bureau of Investigation: 916-481-9110
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development “Avoiding Foreclosure”
State of California – Using the Services of a Mortgage Broker
Federal Trade Commission: 1-877-382-4357
