Property Management
A 'holdover tenant' (tenant at sufferance) in a Georgia commercial lease is treated as:
AAn automatic month-to-month tenant
BSubject to the landlord's election to treat them as a trespasser or create a new tenancy✓ Correct
CProtected for 90 days after lease expiration
DEntitled to a 1-year extension
Explanation
A commercial tenant who holds over after lease expiration is a tenant at sufferance. The landlord may elect to treat them as a trespasser (eviction) or accept rent to create a new periodic tenancy.
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