Landlord/tenet law is highly location dependent. Around here (Maryland), landlords are required to offer leases up to 2 years (this might be a county law), alt

Landlord/tenet law is highly location dependent. Around here (Maryland), landlords are required to offer leases up to 2 years (this might be a county law), although I suspect 12 month leases are still common. At the end of a lease, MD law requires the lease to default into a month-to-month lease. To kick a tenent out without cause, a landlord need only provide 30 days notice. However, if the tenent refuses to vacate, the landlord still needs to go through the eviction process.