Property Management
In Washington, a commercial tenant who stays beyond the lease term without the landlord's consent becomes a:
ATenant at will with month-to-month rights
BHoldover tenant or tenant at sufferance who may be treated as a trespasser or held to another full lease term✓ Correct
CTenant with automatic 90-day notice rights
DFully protected residential tenant
Explanation
A commercial holdover tenant who stays beyond the lease term without consent becomes a tenant at sufferance. The landlord may choose to treat them as a trespasser (and seek eviction) or, in some cases, may hold the tenant to another full lease term at the original terms.
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