Property Management

In New Mexico, a commercial tenant's lease expires and they continue to pay rent which the landlord accepts. This creates a:

ANew 5-year lease
BMonth-to-month periodic tenancy on the same terms as the original lease✓ Correct
CTenancy at sufferance
DAutomatic 1-year renewal

Explanation

When a commercial tenant holds over after lease expiration and the landlord accepts rent, a month-to-month periodic tenancy is typically created (unless the original lease specified other hold-over terms) on the same terms as the original lease.

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