Help - Buying a house - tenants already received a 60-day notice

[Ori Skloot]

Hey folks,

If an owner has given tenants on a month-to-month lease a 60 day notice to terminate tenancy and then I buy that property before that 60 days is up, is the time period still counting down from when the notice was given?  Or, because I am the new landlord, do I have to restart the 60-day notice process?   

For double points, what about an eviction process?  If I buy a property that is in the middle of an eviction, do I have to refile because I'm the new owner, or do I just continue with the timeline of the former owner?  

House is in unincorporated part of Contra Costa County in California.

Thanks for any advice!

[Ross Denman]

Ownership shouldn't affect these things. The tenants are already looking before you closed on the property. The judge has already mandated a date to return possession regardless of who the owner is. You shouldn't have to refile. Who owns the property and the sale of the property has no bearing on the tenants obligation and violation of a contract. Ownership and tenancy are separated in these matters. Just like having to honor a lease if you purchase a leased property.