My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: CA
I'm bidding on a foreclosed single family residence that is curently tenant-occupied in Los Angeles and the bank is NOT going to deliver the property vacant upon the closing of escrow. Thus, we must deal with the tenants ourselves. The tenants have been living there for two years and have two young children and were NOT the people who defaulted - only renters. I'm assuming whatever lease they may have had is null and void since the renter has admitted to my real estate agent that they have not been paying rent, although we're not certain for how long. I plan to live in this house after escrow closes. My questions are:
1. When do I give them notice that they have to vacate and how long are the notices?
2. Would the 3 days notice apply to them since they haven't been paying rent?
3. Do I have to provide them with relocaton assistance even though they have been living rent-free and it's a single family home? Would that law apply to them?
4. Can I demand that they start paying rent upon the close of escrow?
5. Do I need to return their deposit to them if they move out even though they have not paid rent?
Anything you can provide is greatly appreciated. I'm trying to figure out is this is going to be cost prohibitive since the bank who currently owns the property refuses to do anything about the tenants.
Thanks!

