California Code of Civil Procedure

§ 1161b

CCP § 1161b Effective Jan 1, 2020Title 3 · Part 3 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding Section 1161a, a tenant or subtenant in possession of a rental housing unit under a month-to-month lease or periodic tenancy at the time the property is sold in foreclosure shall be given 90 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)In addition to the rights set forth in subdivision (a), tenants or subtenants holding possession of a rental housing unit under a fixed-term residential lease entered into before transfer of title at the foreclosure sale shall have the right to possession until the end of the lease term, and all rights and obligations under the lease shall survive foreclosure, except that the tenancy may be terminated upon 90 days’ written notice to quit pursuant to subdivision (a) if any of the following conditions apply:

(1)The purchaser or successor in interest will occupy the housing unit as a primary residence.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 134, Sec. 3. (SB 18) Effective January 1, 2020.