# Legal entry after Trustee Sale

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**Category:** Using PropertyRadar\
**Created:** [August 11, 2011, 6:29am UTC](https://community.propertyradar.com/t/legal-entry-after-trustee-sale/2675 "2011-08-11T06:29:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carrie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@Carrie](https://community.propertyradar.com/u/Carrie)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 6:29am UTC](https://community.propertyradar.com/t/legal-entry-after-trustee-sale/2675/1 "2011-08-11T06:29:52Z")

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In California, how can I gain entry to a property I purchased at a trustee sale. It is a vacation rental, not a primary residence. If it is not rented, can I hire a locksmith?

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**Author:** ![Bruce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Bruce](https://community.propertyradar.com/u/Bruce)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://community.propertyradar.com/t/legal-entry-after-trustee-sale/2675/2 "2011-08-12T01:46:24Z")

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I’m not an attorney, but if it’s not occupied when you arrive at the door, I’d change the locks (with or without a locksmith), and post a notice of how anyone with an interest in the property can reach you. If the place is occupied by a vacation renter, hopefully it’s only for a week or two. Probably best to just let them stay, change the locks and give them a new key…and tell them how to get it to you after they leave. If the prior owner has pre-rented weeks or months…and you are in California, you need a lawyer.