An agreement in which the owner of a fee interest transfers to a lessee
the right of exclusive possession and use of an area of land or water for a
fixed period, which may be renewable. The lessor cannot readily revoke
the lease at his or her discretion. The lessee pays rent periodically or
as a single payment. The lessor must be able to regain possession of the
lessee's interest (leasehold interest) at the end of the lease term. An
agreement that does not correspond to this definition is not a lease even if it
is labeled as one.