Which tenancy renews automatically from period to period?

• A. Tenancy for Years
• B. Periodic Tenancy
• C. Tenancy at Sufferance
• D. Tenancy at Will

Answer: (B)

A periodic tenancy is the arrangement that renews automatically from period to period. It continues in successive intervals—such as month-to-month or year-to-year—until either landlord or tenant gives proper notice to end it. The renewal happens by the passage of each period, not by a fixed end date, and the rent typically remains the same unless the parties agree to change it.

This can arise when there’s no definite end date and rent is paid at regular intervals, creating a rolling lease. The exact notice required to terminate depends on the period (for example, often 30 days for month-to-month), but the essence is that the tenancy keeps renewing itself unless someone acts to end it.

In contrast, a tenancy for years has a specific end date and does not automatically renew unless the parties explicitly renew the agreement. Tenancy at will has no fixed term and can be terminated by either party, usually with notice, but nothing about it inherently creates automatic renewal. Tenancy at sufferance occurs when a tenant remains after the lease has expired, without any rights that would drive automatic renewal.