I've rented for most of my life, and never seen that happen. In fact most leases I've signed switch to month-to-month after the first year, thus decreasing the friction.
When I rented last, my lease switched to month-to-month if you didn't sign up for a new term, too. It went from (at the last number) $1,200/mo under lease to something like $1,900/mo without a lease.