If a tenant occupies a leased property without the consent of the landlord after a lease expires, the type of estate that results is called:

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Kelvin Cantrell

29 October, 07:05

If a tenant occupies a leased property without the consent of the landlord after a lease expires, the type of estate that results is called:

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Alyssa Villegas · Answer 1

An tenancy at sufferance

Explanation:

If a tenant occupies a leased property without the consent of the landlord after a lease expires, the type of estate that results is called an tenancy at sufferance.

It is situation under which tenant continue to posess the property even after the entitled period, without the consent of property owner. It is also called "holdover tenancy". As per law, in case of tenancy at sufferance the landlord has a right to evict the tenant at anytime without prior notice.