Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

I live in the East San francisco bay area in CA, Contra Costa County. City: Crockett

The house I was renting went into foreclosure (reverted to the bank) in october and now that property in is the process of being sold to a member of my family(closing is set for mid-january). The day the House was reverted back to the bank all the locks were changed preventing the ex-landlords to come in and take appliances and other property.

Question: what are the laws governing the ex-homeowners' rights to retrieve personal property (not affixed to the house) such as boxes and furniture stored in basement/rental unit?

From what I understand, the ex-homeowners were to work with the bank to retrieve their stuff by appointment only during the time the property was bank owned. This wasn't done, and although the house is still bank-owned until sale closing, it doesnt look like they are in a hurry to get their stuff and quite frankly, I am not in a hurry to let them in. However, we want to prevent a lawsuit from the ex-homeowners, who have expressed that they would like their stuff.

Thanks for any light you can shed on this issue.

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