Do I need a new lease every year?

[Jimmy S.]

If a tenant chooses to renew the lease do I need to have the landlord and tenant sign it all over again if they are renewing the lease for 1 more year? It does say in the lease that it will automatically renew but wanted to see how everyone else does it if they rollover the lease or resign the next year.

[Jerry W.]

My leases are from 1 year then to month to month after that. I have started using a clause that requires each party to give 3 months notice to terminate in months of October through February.