I am a landlord and I don't like the current lease which is about to expire. I want to write a new lease that will be better for the tenant and me (tennant is in agreement). However, the existing agreement states that I will need to pay one month rent as commission to the Real Estate company if the lease is renewed. Is writing a new lease or staying on month to month considered as renewing the lease?

What is the service that the reality company is going to provide ? Is the home for sale ? And having a lease makes it harder to sell ? Are they acting as the property management company

And you agreed to that? That means that you lose 1 months rent out of every year just for a renewal? Is that in additions to other fees? I would suggest you cancel the contract with that real Estate Company first.

I didn't fully understanding it. Real estate agent said that the only fee was one month's rent. Later we saw in the lease that the agent included 1 month's rent for every renewal. I want ro know what constitutes a new policy rather than a renewal

They found the tenant for me. They play no further part.

They found the tenant for me and wrote the original lease. They play no further part

Please don't use the Comments feature for followups. Just use the Answer options. I would suggest consulting an attorney about how enforceable this clause is.

Is it possible to have a lease that is not considered to be a Renewal, but a New Lease between the same landlord and the same tenant for the same property?

Any new lease between you and the same people on the same properly will be renewing a lease.

I guess you write a new one, don't pay the real estate company and see if they come after you for the money.

Eitehr that or find a new renter

Is going to a month by month equivalent to a renewal?