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    Default Tenant Rights when Owner is in Default and Attempting a Short Sale

    My question involves a foreclosure in the State of: California

    We have been renting a house since 6/08 and just found out the owner has not made his payments since 12/10. Our property manager has told us we will have to be out at the end of our lease 5/31/11. The owner is listing the house as a short sale while we are living here! People will be walking through my house is this legal? The notice of default has been recorded with the county 3/7/11. What are my rights and who do I pay rent to? HELP!!!

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    Default Re: Tenant Rights when Owner is in Default/Short Sale

    You must continue paying your rent to the existing landlord. The landlord is entitled to list the house and you must provide for reasonable requests to show it to prospective buyers. If the house sells short or goes deed in lieu, you've been notified, your lease is up at the end of the term and you need to be out. If it gets foreclosed in the interim, you might eek out some additional time depending on the exact timing.

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