Continued... A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for all property charges regularly incurred by the ownership
Under normal circumstances, an owner of property is at liberty to do what they want with their property, including destroy it or hand over possession of the property to a tenant. However, if the owner has surrendered possession to another (ie the tenant) then any interference with the quiet enjoyment of the property by the tenant in lawful possession is unlawful.
Similar principles apply to real property as well as to personal property, though the terminology would be different. Similar principles apply to sub-leasing, that is the leasing by a tenant in possession to a sub-tenant. The right to sub-lease can be expressly prohibited by the main lease.
Formality of a lease
A tenancy for years greater than 1 year must be in writing in order to satisfy the Statute of Frauds
Term of a lease
The term of the lease may be fixed, periodic or of indefinite duration.
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