Going from a year contract to month-to-month lease?

[Rachel N.]

I have good tenants whose lease is up for renewal soon, and they were asking about moving to a month-to-month situation. My instinct is to insist on a full year renewal, even if it means losing them as tenants, because even if they give a month's notice, if they left, say, in November, it might not be the most convenient time of year to get a new tenant easily, but I wondered about the experiences of people on the forum with this issue. Any thoughts?