# Why might a landlord choose to rent without a lease?

**URL:** <https://community.avail.com/t/why-might-a-landlord-choose-to-rent-without-a-lease/1285>\
**Category:** Landlord Questions\
**Created:** [September 17, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/why-might-a-landlord-choose-to-rent-without-a-lease/1285 "2020-09-17T22:23:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![KyleighLL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@KyleighLL](https://community.avail.com/u/KyleighLL)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/why-might-a-landlord-choose-to-rent-without-a-lease/1285/1 "2020-09-17T22:23:57Z")

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I saw another question on here and it got me to thinking, why might a landlord choose to rent without a lease? I’ve seen a lot of people turning to month-to-month leases during this pandemic and it makes me weary because what happens if the tenant picks up and leaves in an off-season month? Then you’re stuck without a renter and now what?

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**Author:** ![nicardo6](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.avail.com/nicardo6/32/288_2.png) [@nicardo6](https://community.avail.com/u/nicardo6)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/why-might-a-landlord-choose-to-rent-without-a-lease/1285/2 "2020-09-18T01:31:11Z")

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Let me address this question personally in this business, taking risk is a galentine so foremost landlord a month-to-month lease is definitely the way to go in this pandemic, moreover i perfor to have a tenant to be on month-to-month I’m not on a one month lease the risk factor in a month-to-month lease, yes of course they could pack up and leave but I’rather not have them dear living for free for 12 month with .A month-to-month lease the first month the rent is due and is not paid you, can take the right step or measures to correct, non-payment of rent , negotiate with your tenant compromise with your tenant,

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**Author:** ![Michael](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.avail.com/michael/32/256_2.png) [@Michael](https://community.avail.com/u/Michael)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/why-might-a-landlord-choose-to-rent-without-a-lease/1285/3 "2021-04-13T19:08:01Z")

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Sorry @nicardo6 i don’t understand your logic. Perhaps your state works differently. In my experience in CA, regardless of lease terms if a tenant doesn’t pay and refuses to leave I must go through the courts. In which state is your rental property and how do you normal evict a tenant that does pay or refuses leave after you’ve termed the lease?