What happens when the time limit runs out on a lease?

The procedures described below are governed by time limits. If these time limits are not kept then you may lose the right to dispute any matter or to apply to buy the freehold or extend the lease. Note – A lease is, in law, a tenancy and the leaseholder is a tenant; these terms are used as appropriate throughout this booklet.

How long have you been renting a house without a lease?

Ask Sam: I’ve been renting for 19 years with no lease, and the landlord wants to evict me. What are my rights? Dear Sam: I’ve lived for 19 years in my private house without a lease—13 years with my first landlord, and six years with the new one.

What happens to security of tenure when lease runs out?

Where a tenant serves a notice of termination he or she loses the right to security of tenure and the right to acquire the freehold or extended lease and must leave the property on the date the notice expires. Where the landlord wishes to terminate the tenancy he must serve his notice in the prescribed form, either:

Can a tenant leave a property if the lease has expired?

Unless either the tenant or the landlord takes specific steps to end the tenancy it will simply continue on exactly the same terms, the tenant need do nothing unless he or she receives a notice from the landlord. The fact that the lease has expired does not mean that the tenant has to leave the property.

Can a holdover tenant stay after the lease expires?

A holdover tenant is a tenant who stays in the rental unit after the lease expires. If the tenant continues to pay rent, the tenancy essentially becomes a month-to-month tenancy. A holdover tenant is legally allowed to stay in the rental unit as long as the landlord takes no action to remove them.

Can a tenant move out before the lease expires?

Your tenant could move out when it is difficult for you to find another one and sign a new lease. Scheduled maintenance that is usually performed after a tenant moves out may need to be postponed. You also have the risk of your tenant causing more damage while they are still residing in the rental.

What happens to a lease when it ends?

When a lease ends, sometimes the tenant will continue to live there, even though there isn’t anything new that was signed. If the tenant keeps living there, paying rent, and the landlord keeps accepting that rent, then the original terms of the lease will hold, except the part where it ended.

Ask Sam: I’ve been renting for 19 years with no lease, and the landlord wants to evict me. What are my rights? Dear Sam: I’ve lived for 19 years in my private house without a lease—13 years with my first landlord, and six years with the new one.