Leaseholds Flashcards
The tenancy for years
is for a
fixed, determined period of time. That period could
THE PERIODIC TENANCY
is a lease which continues for successive intervals
(for example, month to month) until either the landlord or the tenant
gives proper notice of termination.
THE TENANCY AT WILL
must be created by an express agreement
that the lease can be terminated at any time. Unless the
parties expressly agree to a tenancy at will, the payment of regular
rent will cause a court to treat the tenancy as an implied periodic
tenancy. If the lease
THE TENANCY AT SUFFERANCE
is created when a tenant wrongfully holds
over, meaning they remain in possession past the expiration of the
lease.
Transfers of lease
Assignment or Subkeass
Sublease
The tenant has retained some part of the rem
Assignment
a transfer of the entire remaining term of a lease. After assignment, the
original tenant is no longer in privity of estate with the landlord, but
their lease contract remains in effect and enforceable.