[Overstaying Tenants] Curtis Signs a Lease with Ricardo for Curtis

[Overstaying Tenants] Curtis signs a lease with Ricardo for Curtis to rent a storefront for his costume shop starting on the first of March. After Ricardo gives Curtis the key on March 1, Curtis learns that the previous tenant, a t-shirt business, has not moved out. Curtis tells Ricardo that he is responsible for removing the t-shirt business from the storefront; however, after several weeks of waiting for possession, Curtis tells Ricardo that he wants his money back for the time he waited and breaks the lease.
-What options does the landlord have with regard to the tenant who refuses to leave the premises?

A) The landlord can permit the tenant to remain on the property.
B) The landlord can demand repossession.
C) The landlord can permit the tenant to remain on the property while a new tenant takes possession.
D) The landlord can permit the tenant to remain on the property or demand repossession.
E) In the majority of the states, the landlord can sign a lease with a new party and the new party can assert its right to possession.