Posted by randy albin, a resident of Mountain View, on Aug 24, 2012 at 1:06 pm
there are so many horribly corrupt landlords out there. you would think that palo alto was shangri la. i grew up in palo alto and the bay area. these corrupt idiots can make your life a living hell. wish them well with their sadistic selves
Posted by common sense, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Aug 24, 2012 at 1:13 pm
Common sense says landlord disclosures to tenants should be comparable in scope to home seller disclosure to buyers. I'm really surprised this wasn't already a law.
Posted by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Aug 24, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Even if the home or apartment is foreclosed, the home can't be yanked out from under a tenant. The new owner (even banks) must honor any existing lease term. Even in the case of a month to month rental, the tenant would have 30 days notice. That is all they would have had in the first place under the original owner.
I'm not objecting to disclosure, but let's be realistic about existing lease terms.
Posted by Perspective, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood, on Aug 25, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Stupid, foolish law. As Parent posted: a foreclosure does not affect the tenant. They can not be kicked out,nor have their rent changed.
Good grief. It is nobody's business if there is a risk of foreclosure, because often we can avert that at the last minute.
Appallingly simplistic and useless law which serves no purpose other than to hurt the landlord who is trying to NOT foreclose by making it more difficult to rent out a space by scaring ( needlessly) potential renters.
Posted by Renting in Palo Alto, a member of the JLS Middle School community, on Aug 29, 2012 at 5:41 pm
I currently rent in PA. The current law states that if a property is in foreclosure and it changes hands, IF the renter has a lease in place, that lease will be honored for the remainder of the lease. BUT, if the renter is month-to-month with no lease in place, the maximum time allowed to move is 60 days.
I was almost a victim of this very situation. The landlord did not tell me and continued to collect rent. My son came home one day to find a notice on the door, stating that the property was about to go on auction. I attend the auction and after two months of stressing...it was cancelled. The landlord and the bank finally came to an agreement and the property was taken out of foreclosure.
I am still currently renting and living in the same place. Whew!
Posted by Diane, a resident of another community, on Sep 4, 2012 at 1:12 pm
I am a renter/lease on a forclosed home that sold on auction today. my landlord only informed me of this about 5 days ago. I am also disabled. I know I have possibly 90 or the end of my lease to survive here under California laws but what rights do the new owners have to come in to INSECT this place because its a real mess. Can anyone tell me anything here I cant find that info anywhere? Desperate for Help Antioch, Cali
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