Property Management

A Wisconsin commercial tenant who continues to occupy space under a month-to-month tenancy after a fixed lease expires and the landlord accepts rent is a:

ATrespasser
BHoldover tenant with a new periodic tenancy✓ Correct
COwner by adverse possession after 20 years
DTenant in common with the landlord

Explanation

When a commercial tenant holds over and the landlord accepts rent, a new periodic tenancy (typically month-to-month) is created, binding both parties to the prior lease terms.

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