Rafe signs a one-year lease with Suki to occupy an apartment in Lawrence, Kansas, near the University of Kansas. Rafe needs the apartment only for two semesters and may have to sublet it for the rest of the term. Rafe's tenancy is

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Rafe's lease with Suki for one year is a fixed-term lease or a "tenancy for years." These types of leases typically have a specific end date and do not automatically renew. Rafe's need to sublet the apartment for the rest of the term does not change the fact that he initially signed a lease for a specific time period. A periodic tenancy would have no specific end date and would automatically renew until one party gives notice to terminate the tenancy. A tenancy at will would be a lease agreement without a specific time period and can be terminated by either party at any time with proper notice. A tenancy at sufferance would refer to a situation where a tenant remains in a property after their lease has expired, without the landlord's permission.

Rafe Signs a One-Year Lease with Suki to Occupy an Apartment