An apartment attorney is a licensed lawyer who specializes in residential law. Under most local laws, there are specific ordinances that must be maintained. In addition, there are rules for protecting your home and for providing others with safe access to it. An attorney specializing in apartment or other residential law may focus on these or other conditions. They may aid in helping an apartment owner to fight compensation claims about an accident or injury that occurred at their property, for example. They may work a person who may be having a disagreement over a contract with the apartment ownership.