The last tenant in the shop still has eight months' rent, and I'm going to rent it. If the business is not good, the rent will expire in eight months, can I not renew it?
Not necessarily. The key is to look at the contract signed by the last tenant and the landlord. If there is no agreement on the expiration of the contract, the lease may not be continued after eight months.
Secondly, you sign a transfer contract with the tenant. If the agreement is only an eight-month lease, then the expiration is a contract between him and the landlord, which has nothing to do with you.