If you live in the City of Los Angeles, renters in good standing cannot be evicted because of a foreclosure. (See details below.) If you live anywhere else in California, renters get until the end of their lease, or at least 90 days, to move out in a foreclosure.

You do not have to move out on the sale date. If you are still living in the home after a foreclosure, the new owner will have to evict you. You'll get a notice to vacate (usually giving three days' notice) before an eviction is filed.

The Protecting Tenants At Foreclosure Act provided the following benefits to tenants: The act permits tenants to remain in their dwelling until the end of their lease; Tenants without a legal lease, or whose lease recently expired, are entitled to 90 days notice before having to vacate the property.

Tenants in Non-Regulated Units: Tenants residing in units that are not subject to rent control or rent stabilization may retain occupancy either until the end of their lease term or for 90 days after receipt of the notice from the new owner, whichever is greater.

The eviction process can take 30 - 45 days, or longer. The time starts from when you have eviction court forms delivered to your tenant to the time they must move out. Choose any box, below, to learn more about the eviction process and get step-by-step instructions.

What Can a Foreclosed-Upon Tenant Do? ... Thanks to the modern legislation explained above, most tenants with leases will keep their leases, and month-to-month 

fide purchaser (BFP), must serve the previous homeowner with a 3-day notice to quit. If the former homeowner continues to occupy the property after this notice expires, or “holdover,” the foreclosing entity or BFP must bring a judicial unlawful detainer action to evict. CAL. CIV.