Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Re: landlord in bankruptcy

First, is the landlord in bankruptcy or foreclosure - they are two entirely different things. If in Bankruptcy, you need to contact the Trustee of his bankruptcy to determine if you should be making rent payments to the Trustee and not your landlord. If the building is in foreclosure, you must still pay rent to the landlord until such time as the bank actually sells the property. Failure to pay rent before the bank sells it can and will get you evicted. The bank has to give you sixty (60) days notice after they sell the property before you will have to move - that should be plenty of time to save for moving as banks rarely require you to pay them rent - they just want you out.

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