TERM & TIMING · HIGH REVIEW PRIORITY
Overholding and post-expiry occupancy
Governs occupancy after expiry, including rent premium, tenancy status, termination notice and continuing obligations.
This is not model language.
The actual meaning depends on the complete lease, amendments, facts and governing law. Use the prompts below to extract and brief the issue; do not paste this page into a lease as a substitute for drafting and legal review.
Questions to answer before the legal call
- What rent multiple applies and to which rent components?
- Does occupancy become month-to-month or remain a tenancy at sufferance?
- What notice and damage exposure applies?
What to capture from the document
Holdover status
Record the legal status stated in the lease.
Rent premium
Capture the percentage and the rent base to which it applies.
Termination and damages
Record notice, indemnity and consequential-damage language.
Patterns that deserve a closer read
- Premium applied to all additional rent as well as basic rent
- Consequential loss exposure without an agreed boundary
- Operational planning that assumes the landlord must permit holdover
A focused instruction for legal review
Confirm the occupancy status, rent, notice, liability and whether accepting rent could affect either party’s intended remedy in the governing jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction and statutory context
These sources support limited context only. They do not decide how the actual lease operates.
Ontario — Commercial Tenancies Act ↗Official consolidated Ontario statute. Application and remedies must be reviewed against the current lease and facts.British Columbia — Commercial Tenancy Act ↗Official British Columbia commercial-tenancy statute, illustrating that provincial statutory frameworks differ.Québec — Civil Code, lease provisions ↗Official Civil Code of Québec. General lease provisions begin at article 1851; civil-law analysis is distinct from common-law provinces.