Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

We are currently residing in a home in which we previously had a rental agreement with the landlord. The last month of our lease, we received written notification (by certified mail and also posted on the door) that the house was going into foreclosure. We contacted out landlord about it and he said he didn't know anything about it. He was going to call someone and find out what was going on. Our lease ended, then we received word from the Realtor that the house was going up for a short sell. Today, we received a call from the Realtor telling us the house was just sold in a short sell. To date, we still have not received anything written that stated a time-frame of when we had to move out. By law, how many days do we have to move out from the time we receive written notice?


Asked on 3/03/10, 8:08 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

If you have paid rent after your lease expired, that would put you on a month-to-month tenancy as a matter of law. If so, you are entitled to 30-days notice, unless you have been in the property for over a year, in which case you are entitled to 60-days notice.

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Answered on 3/08/10, 8:17 pm


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