Do I need to honor a 90 day notice given by the previous owner?

[David Jiang]

I just bought a rental property with an existing renter from a very sloppy landlord. He had no documentation of the month-to-month lease that the tenants were covered under and he supposedly gave them a 90-day notice of non-renewal. I have no clue why 90 days, but the renter is section-8 so maybe that has something to do with it.

I really want the current renter out sooner so I can rehab and sell the house. My initial contact with them was friendly but I could tell they were very much set on using up the 90 days, of which there's still about 60+ days.

Legally, am I required to honor the previous owner's 90 day notice? Can I give a 30 day notice of my own to supersede the previous owner?

Thanks.