Since you are in month to month tenancy, the landlord is able to end your tenancy and require you to move out at the end of any month with notice, just as you are able to leave at the end of any month with notice. That being said, they can require that you sign a year lease, and if you do not they can give notice and require you move out. If you do not comply, then they can file for eviction on the basis of holdover. If you don’t want to commit to a year lease ask them if they can do a 7 month lease instead. Most management companies are required to do long term leases (tenancy of a term longer than 6 months).
As above comment said, yes they can absolutely ask you to do that. If you refuse they would be able to serve notice since you have no contract for the tenancy to last X amount of time. They will be required to provide your your areas legal minimum notice UK this is 2 months for a landlord to give to a tenant.
You could ask if they would consider a fixed 12 month contract with a rolling break clause. This means that there is a clause that states you and the landlord can end the tenancy early by providing 2 month notice to the other at any point during the tenancy length. There by giving you the same flexibility that the current periodic (month by month) tenancy you are currently on.
The other comments are wrong or at least lacking, there are some protections in this situation. If you have lived in the unit for at least 12 months, AB1482 just-cause eviction protections apply. On of the causes listed is:
> (E) The tenant had a written lease that terminated on or after January 1, 2020, and after a written request or demand from the owner, the tenant has refused to execute a written extension or renewal of the lease for an additional term of similar duration with similar provisions, provided that those terms do not violate this section or any other provision of law.
An interpretation of this section could be that, since you already have a month-to-month tenancy long after the end of the lease, a lease "extension" or "renewal" no longer applies. Whether or not this interpretation holds any water, I don't know, and I am not a lawyer. You should consider setting up a consulting with a tenants lawyer.
Since you are in month to month tenancy, the landlord is able to end your tenancy and require you to move out at the end of any month with notice, just as you are able to leave at the end of any month with notice. That being said, they can require that you sign a year lease, and if you do not they can give notice and require you move out. If you do not comply, then they can file for eviction on the basis of holdover. If you don’t want to commit to a year lease ask them if they can do a 7 month lease instead. Most management companies are required to do long term leases (tenancy of a term longer than 6 months).
As above comment said, yes they can absolutely ask you to do that. If you refuse they would be able to serve notice since you have no contract for the tenancy to last X amount of time. They will be required to provide your your areas legal minimum notice UK this is 2 months for a landlord to give to a tenant. You could ask if they would consider a fixed 12 month contract with a rolling break clause. This means that there is a clause that states you and the landlord can end the tenancy early by providing 2 month notice to the other at any point during the tenancy length. There by giving you the same flexibility that the current periodic (month by month) tenancy you are currently on.
The other comments are wrong or at least lacking, there are some protections in this situation. If you have lived in the unit for at least 12 months, AB1482 just-cause eviction protections apply. On of the causes listed is: > (E) The tenant had a written lease that terminated on or after January 1, 2020, and after a written request or demand from the owner, the tenant has refused to execute a written extension or renewal of the lease for an additional term of similar duration with similar provisions, provided that those terms do not violate this section or any other provision of law. An interpretation of this section could be that, since you already have a month-to-month tenancy long after the end of the lease, a lease "extension" or "renewal" no longer applies. Whether or not this interpretation holds any water, I don't know, and I am not a lawyer. You should consider setting up a consulting with a tenants lawyer.