In which of the following does a person have a true lease?
A) When a person contracts for a room in a boarding house for one month.
B) When a person's one-year lease has expired and he has paid no further rent, but remains on the premises contrary to the wishes of the lessor.
C) When he has contracted for a warehouse for a two-week period commencing June 1, 2001.
D) When he has been given permission to sleep on a cot in the dark room used at the photography shop where he works.
E) When he spends the night in an inn.

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A true lease involves the exclusive possession of a property for a specific period of time. Option C involves a person contracting for a warehouse for a two-week period, which is a lease for a specific period of time and grants exclusive possession. The other options do not meet the criteria of a true lease. Option A is a contract for services, not for the exclusive possession of a property. Option B is a holdover tenancy, which is not agreed upon by the lessor. Option D is permission to use a property for a specific purpose, but not for exclusive possession. Option E is a contract for services, not for the exclusive possession of a property.

In Which of the Following Does a Person Have a True