A tenant who remains in a rented property after the lease has expired without landlord consent is said to have what type of estate?

A tenant who remains in a rented property after the lease has expired without the landlord's consent is said to have an estate at sufferance. This situation arises when a tenant, despite the lease being terminated, continues to occupy the property without the landlord's permission.

In this scenario, the tenant is not legally allowed to remain in the property, but they do so anyway, creating a precarious legal position. An estate at sufferance does not grant the tenant the rights of a leaseholder; instead, it places the tenant in a position where they are essentially holding over their occupation unlawfully.

It is important to differentiate this from an estate at will, which allows a tenant to occupy the property with the landlord’s consent but terminable at any time. An estate in reversion is related to the landlord’s interest in the property after a leasehold estate ends. Lastly, an estate for years refers to a lease agreement with a fixed term, which does not pertain to the situation described where the lease has already expired.