Property Ownership
Which type of tenancy is created when a landlord allows a tenant to remain in possession after a lease expires without a new agreement?
ATenancy for years
BTenancy at will
CTenancy at sufferance✓ Correct
DPeriodic tenancy
Explanation
A tenancy at sufferance occurs when a tenant wrongfully holds over after the legal right to possess has ended. The landlord can treat the holdover tenant as a trespasser or establish a new tenancy.
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