Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

You need to review the California Civil Code as it relates to property left by tenants. Property left behind by tenants can be categorized as either abandoned, or lost. Look at Civil Code �2080 and the sections that follow. Look also at Code of Civil Procedure 1174. Even though they did not pay rent, and may not have been tenants, you have to treat their property as if they were. Generally, the code requires notice to the former tenants, then possibly sale at a public auction.

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