Renting My House in SF

[Mark Grace]

Hi -- new to the forum!

Question:  I recently quit my job and am thinking to take some time off, a year or so, to recharge and travel.  My property sitting vacant in SF doesn't really make a lot of sense.

I currently own a house in San Francisco which is my primary residence.  I realize that laws are written in SF in favor of tenants.  So, my question is this:  Is it possible to write a lease in SF that doesn't automatically go month to month or renew after the initial term is up?  I really don't want to go through the time or expense of owner move-in eviction if a tenant decides not to move out after a year (or whatever the lease term is).

Mark