It's tax forfeited but not up for auction yet.

My opinion is he will not and he has forfeited the deposit in place of rent.Do nothing, if he calls let him know how much rent he owes you for not giving notice and tell him you will be taking him to small claims court if he wishes to fight the fight over the deposit.Personally I take the position when they do a midnight run is they forfeit all their rights but just wait and see if he calls :) . 

If the landlord does not follow the exact letter of the law then their right to withhold ANY of your deposit money is forfeited completely.

If I may ask a question for clarification- having no inspection contingency does not mean that you can't walk away from the deal if you find a major surprise during the walk through, it only means that you forfeit your deposit if you do so, correct?

And even money that went toward her principle would be forfeited?

I have a specific section of the lease that gives the date by which all utilities must be in the tenants' names or the lease is void and all monies forfeited.

Dumb name, but it gives the buyer title yet still allows the seller to forfeit the buyers rights if not cured in 90 days from notice of default.

TOPA rights are very important, but when we're trying to acquire a multifamily and one tenant is holding out for $50k to forfeit their rights and vacate, I'm guessing that's not what the council had in mind when they passed it. 

Your lease should state that the deposit will be forfeited it this situation. 2.

Do you "forfeit" that money if you take ownership?