Prejudgement order of possession was entered for both non payment and the pet violation.

You should be provided with a copy by the seller, as well as any partial month rent and the security deposit.If the former owners are still there after the bank takes possession of the REO after the sale, then the bank should get them out before they sell the house. 

Had he been non-abrasive, I'd have let him take possession the day I moved.Thanks for your advice.

One more thing...it costs money to get an account to collections. typically you MUST obtain a Money Judgment, which is a separate action from obtaining a Writ for Possession in many (most?)

Should the inspection concludes that the property possesses fundamental flaws which renders the property Inhabitable and /or the repair costs of those flaws would equal or accede the sale price of the property, the Purchaser then reserves the right to remove himself and all his obligations of this contract and the seller agrees to refund the earnest money to the Purchaser in full."

You can steal real estate legally through adverse possession (personally I don't do that).

The option does not give the right of possession a seperarte lease agreement does.

If so, before or after the new owner takes possession of the Title? 

For example if ur lease expires in 3 months and they want to stay for 6 months, you can make a case of terminating the existing and doing a new 6 month lease is best for both parties.Even without a new lease, one might consider a detailed inspection of the property conditions so you know at least what's broken or damaged at the time of your taking possession.

The Seller In Possession (C.A.R. form SIP) form is like a lease as it has a definitive termination date.