<prompt> Human: We are renters and have been living in our current residence for about 4 years. We signed a year lease, then renewed the next year and they raised our rent. After the second year long lease was up, we just forgotnever went back to renew our lease. I assume we have no reverted to a month to month situation.We have a good relationship with our landlords and see them on a regular basis. We have a very low rent for our complex. I worry that if we renew a lease, we would see another increase in our rent. What is stopping us from just continuing on the month to month agreement?  <response>: Nothing. However, the month to month also goes both ways. Your landlord can ask you to be out next month. Also, typically the longer the lease is the lower the monthly payment. The landlord gives you a slight break for committing to a long term. Not always the case, but often. 