Generally, a landlord may terminate a lease without reason at the expiration of the lease term. That means your landlord is under no obligation to renew your lease or allow you to stay in the property for additional time unless you are able to invoke an anti-retaliation law.

Can a lessor break a lease?

For retail leases in NSW, your landlord must provide you with at least six months written notice that they intend to demolish the building. After providing you with such notice, you may terminate the lease at any time with seven days notice in writing.

Can landlord cancel lease after signing?

Even if the tenant has not entered or occupied the unit, the document signed becomes a legally binding contract between both landlord and tenant. ... Breaking the lease in this manner could provide the landlord with a way to obtain a new tenant and may not incur the full early termination fees.