TENANCY AT SUFFERANCE

Tenancy at sufferance is a tenancy that arises from implication. For example, where the tenant remains in occupation after the termination of a lease and the landlord takes no measures to either evict the tenant or find a new tenant. The landlord can only claim for a reasonable sum as rent owing after the tenancy has been terminated. If the landlord accepts rent during the holding over period the tenancy becomes a periodic lease.