Property Management
A Minnesota commercial tenant's lease expires and they continue to pay rent for two more months without signing a new lease. The tenancy has become a:
AHoldover tenancy at sufferance
BMonth-to-month tenancy✓ Correct
CNew two-year lease by implication
DVoid occupancy requiring immediate eviction
Explanation
When a tenant holds over after lease expiration with the landlord's acceptance of rent, the tenancy typically converts to a month-to-month (periodic) tenancy in Minnesota. The terms of the original lease usually apply to the holdover period.
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