Tenants rights in California following a foreclosure of investment property.

The following is general legal information only and not to be construed as legal advice.

California tenants have rights when residential property is being foreclosed upon. The following two sections apply where a lender, trustee, beneficiary or authorized agent is seeking to foreclose on residential real property in the State of California:

(1) Under California Civil Code Section 2924.8 the following must be posted where the lender knows a tenant is in possession of residential real property subject to eviction

(a) Upon posting a notice of sale pursuant to Section 2924f, a trustee or authorized agent shall also post the following notice, in the manner required for posting the notice of sale on the property to be sold, and a mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent shall mail, at the same time in an envelope addressed to the "Resident of property subject to foreclosure sale" the following notice in English and the languages described in Section 1632: "Foreclosure process has begun on this property, which may affect your right to continue to live in this property. Twenty days or more after the date of this notice, this property may be sold at foreclosure. If you are renting this property, the new property owner may either give you a new lease or rental agreement or provide you with a 60-day eviction notice. However, other laws may prohibit an eviction in this circumstance or provide you with a longer notice before eviction. You may wish to contact a lawyer or your local legal aid or housing counseling agency to discuss any rights you may have."

The following provisions also apply:

(b) It shall be an infraction to tear down the notice described in subdivision:

• within 72 hours of posting. Violators shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).
• A state government entity shall make available translations of the notice described in subdivision
• which may be used by a mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent to satisfy the requirements of this section.
• This section shall only apply to loans secured by residential real property, and if the billing address for the mortgage note is different than the property address.
• This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2013, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2013, deletes or extends that date.

(2) Under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161(b) the following provisions apply in regard to foreclosed property wherein a tenant resides in the subject property:

1161b. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1161a, a tenant or subtenant in possession of a rental housing unit at the time the property is sold in foreclosure shall be given 60 days' written notice to quit pursuant to Section 1162 before the tenant or subtenant may be removed from the property as prescribed in this chapter. (b) This section shall not apply if any party to the note remains in the property as a tenant, subtenant, or occupant. (c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2013, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2013, deletes or extends that date.

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