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Holdover tenant

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002440

A lessee who continues to occupy a rental property after the lease agreement has officially ended, without having renewed the lease or entered into a new one. This tenant's continued occupancy may be treated as a trespass or, if the landlord accepts rent, as a new periodic tenancy. Landlords can initiate eviction proceedings against such tenants.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002440
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A lessee who continues to occupy a rental property after the lease agreement has officially ended, without having renewed the lease or entered into a new one. This tenant's continued occupancy may be treated as a trespass or, if the landlord accepts rent, as a new periodic tenancy. Landlords can initiate eviction proceedings against such tenants.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/holdover-tenant/"
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