Shaykh al-Islām—may Allah sanctify his soul—also said:
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When someone leases out land or properties such as houses, shops, inns, and the like, a binding lease binds both parties. It cannot bind one party while leaving the other free to terminate it. Rather, according to many scholars, it must either bind both parties or remain non-binding on both.
For example, if someone rents a property for one dirham per day without fixing an end date, this lease is non-binding according to one of the two scholarly opinions. For each day he occupies it, he becomes liable for that day’s rent. He may stay the following day, but the landlord may prevent him from doing so. The same applies if the rent is set at so much per month or per year without the two parties fixing an end date.
As for a lease that is binding on both parties, if the tenant cannot