diff --git a/coordination/v1alpha1/types.go b/coordination/v1alpha1/types.go
index 6af5b51fc..14066600c 100644
--- a/coordination/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/coordination/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
 // +k8s:prerelease-lifecycle-gen:introduced=1.31
 
-// LeaseCandidate defines a candidate for a lease object.
+// LeaseCandidate defines a candidate for a Lease object.
 // Candidates are created such that coordinated leader election will pick the best leader from the list of candidates.
 type LeaseCandidate struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type LeaseCandidate struct {
 	Spec LeaseCandidateSpec `json:"spec,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=spec"`
 }
 
-// LeaseSpec is a specification of a Lease.
+// LeaseCandidateSpec is a specification of a Lease.
 type LeaseCandidateSpec struct {
 	// LeaseName is the name of the lease for which this candidate is contending.
 	// This field is immutable.
@@ -55,16 +55,18 @@ type LeaseCandidateSpec struct {
 	// Any time a Lease needs to do leader election, the PingTime field
 	// is updated to signal to the LeaseCandidate that they should update
 	// the RenewTime.
-	// Old LeaseCandidate objects are also garbage collected if it has been hours since the last renew.
+	// Old LeaseCandidate objects are also garbage collected if it has been hours
+	// since the last renew. The PingTime field is updated regularly to prevent
+	// garbage collection for still active LeaseCandidates.
 	// +optional
 	RenewTime *metav1.MicroTime `json:"renewTime,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=renewTime"`
 	// BinaryVersion is the binary version. It must be in a semver format without leading `v`.
-	// This field is required when Strategy is "OldestEmulationVersion"
+	// This field is required when strategy is "OldestEmulationVersion"
 	// +optional
 	BinaryVersion string `json:"binaryVersion,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=binaryVersion"`
 	// EmulationVersion is the emulation version. It must be in a semver format without leading `v`.
 	// EmulationVersion must be less than or equal to BinaryVersion.
-	// This field is required when Strategy is "OldestEmulationVersion"
+	// This field is required when strategy is "OldestEmulationVersion"
 	// +optional
 	EmulationVersion string `json:"emulationVersion,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=emulationVersion"`
 	// PreferredStrategies indicates the list of strategies for picking the leader for coordinated leader election.
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ type LeaseCandidateSpec struct {
 	// leader election to make a decision about the final election strategy. This follows as
 	// - If all clients have strategy X as the first element in this list, strategy X will be used.
 	// - If a candidate has strategy [X] and another candidate has strategy [Y, X], Y supersedes X and strategy Y
-	//   will be used
+	//   will be used.
 	// - If a candidate has strategy [X, Y] and another candidate has strategy [Y, X], this is a user error and leader
 	//   election will not operate the Lease until resolved.
 	// (Alpha) Using this field requires the CoordinatedLeaderElection feature gate to be enabled.