Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Re: Tenant

Even if she sells the house, your lease is valid as against a purchaser, unless there is a term in the lease that says that the lease is terminated on sale.

Re: Tenant

If you have a 6 month lease with the landlord, just because the landlord sold the property (not if foreclosed), you can stay for the remaining term of the lease providing you are current with the rent. There is no such thing as a 20 day notice to vacate.

Re: Tenant

The lease is valid as to a purchaser only if the purchaser has reason to know about the lease--i.e. usually the purchaser should know about the lease b/c the purchaser can look at the house and see you living there which puts an obligation on the purchaser to ask when the lease is up. But if the landlord committed fraud and said it would be up before the 6 months, you very well may have a problem--at any rate, the new owners will have to give you at least 30 days notice before commencing eviction proceedings--more likely, the new owners will insist that you be out of the home before they agree to close escrow. Your landlord cannot evict you on 20 days notice unless you are behind in rent and the notice says to pay or quit.