Property Management

A West Virginia tenant's lease expires and neither party takes action. The tenant continues to pay rent and the landlord accepts it. The tenancy has converted to a:

ATenancy at sufferance
BMonth-to-month tenancy (holdover tenancy)✓ Correct
CNew fixed-term lease automatically
DTenancy at will requiring immediate eviction

Explanation

When a lease expires and the landlord accepts continued rent payments without executing a new lease, the tenancy converts to a holdover (month-to-month) tenancy. The original lease terms generally continue on a month-to-month basis.

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