Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

i am a tenant that needs to answer a unlawful detainer complaint, under the new protecting tenants from foreclosure act signed by president Barak Obama on May 20, 2009 I am entitled to live out my lease that has a term of 2 years. the property that i am living in was sold at trustee sale and the new owner is a bank. My question is do i use this protecting tenants act as a affirmative defense against the unlawful detainer action. the bank is trying to get possesion of the property and put me on the street


Asked on 9/03/09, 9:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Keith E. Cooper Keith E. Cooper, Esq.

Don't waste your time on Internet bulletin boards. Go see a tenant lawyer immediately--the local bar association should be able to give you a referral. Unlawful detainers require a very quick response and you could lose important rights--and your home--if you delay by trying to do this yourself. (Ordinarily a good self-help book might be useful, but it is unlikely to have the most recent legislation you're referring to.)

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Answered on 9/04/09, 2:13 am


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