So will any lease greater than 3 years or that automatically renews beyond that limitation, a new lease is fine. 

With a commercial building you are also going to have TI costs when a new tenant comes in or even negotiating a renewal.

However it will be very interesting when Main Street Renewal and Mt Helix decided to unload all of their homes.Lastly my most overrated would be Fountain Square and Bates Hendricks.

Later on, however, the periodic renewals and continuing education requirements may become a distraction and a burden.

I can't see much REO work in my area this year (Limited Lis pendens notices) so I will not renew my PP insurance and defer any contacts to an associate, but if I chose to renew, this would be my fourth year with the company without any form of insurance claim ever in personal or business.

I had a Real Estate license for 10 years but for personal reasons i loose it cuz didn't renew it.

The lease is up for renewal in the next month.  

Under California law do you have the right to refuse to renew their lease and if so what is the criteria? 

First year is the most expensive but this second year using it only costs me around $250 for the yearly renewal.

That said,  back when I was a renter (circa 1985) we hated to plan our life around an annual renewal.