The issue focused around us purchasing two rental properties, both purchased within a couple months of each other. 
 
 First, we purchased our rental properties within six months of each other. Second, our leases stated we could renew these leases annually without penalty. 
 
 Last month, our leases expired at the end of March. Because our leases expired within 6 months, our leases automatically expired, meaning our leases expired within 12 months. 
 
 Now, here are some questions: 
 
 1) Would our leases automatically expire because our leases expired six months ago? 
 
 2) Should we renew these