What happens when a tenant stays after the lease ends.
A holdover tenancy arises when you remain after the lease term expires. Depending on the lease and state law, the landlord can treat you as a month-to-month tenant, or as a trespasser subject to eviction — and some leases impose steep holdover rent.
“Holdover rent shall be 150% of the monthly rent for each month Tenant remains.”
Paste your lease into Main AI and it points to exactly where a term like this appears and what it means for you as a tenant.
Analyze my document free →Many leases charge 1.5× to 2× rent for holding over. Check whether staying converts you to month-to-month (with normal notice rights) or triggers that penalty. If you might need extra time, negotiate the holdover terms before you are in them.
See this in your own document: run a free analysis — findings quote the exact language.
“Any holdover shall create a tenancy at sufferance terminable by Landlord at any time.”
“Tenancy at sufferance” means the weakest possible status — you can be removed with minimal notice. Know your end date and your options well before it arrives.