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Before I answer your questions, there are several issues your friend needs to understand.
a. It is possible that an actual lease exists in this case. When a property is in process of transfer with an active lease, depending on the situations, the owners will discuss a resolution for the lease. For example, if it is for self-use, the new owner will ask the old owner to take care the lease first. Otherwise, the lease will be transferred altogether with the ownership (known as "as-is").
b. A month-to-month lease is legal. It usually occurs when the original lease expires and both sides have not yet ratified a new lease.
In answering your questions:
1. The company can. The question is will it do that or not.
2. It will be based on the same amount of rent your friend last paid with interest.
3. The only way to contest is challenging the existence of a lease. The legal basis for a landlord to sue for rent and eviction is a legally-bound lease with stamp duty paid. Without that, the company is in no position going after your friend.
However, since there is no information on how the transfer was handled, it will be immature to say a lease exists or not. The only way to tell (for now) is to review the land document for the transfer in question. Fees apply.