A tenancy in which the tenant is in possession with the permission of the landlord, but there is no definite rental period or duration of possession is called a/an:

• A. Estate at will
• B. Periodic tenancy
• C. Tenancy for years
• D. Tenancy at sufferance

Answer: (A)

This tests the distinction between tenancy types based on permission and duration. When a tenant occupies with the landlord’s permission but there’s no fixed rental period or end date, the arrangement is an estate at will. It’s open-ended and can be terminated by either party with appropriate notice, since there’s no definite term tying the parties to a schedule. This differs from a periodic tenancy, which has a defined interval (like month-to-month) and renews automatically; a tenancy for years, which has a definite end date; and a tenancy at sufferance, which involves possession without permission after a lease ends. So the scenario fits wealthily with estate at will.