{
  "url": "https://classa.info/glossary/attornment",
  "title": "Attornment",
  "description": "Tenant's promise to recognise a successor landlord (e.g., the lender).",
  "oneSentenceAnswer": "Tenant's promise to recognise a successor landlord (e.g., the lender).",
  "tldr": [
    "Tenant's promise to recognise a successor landlord (e.g., the lender).",
    "Tenant agrees to treat the foreclosing lender as the landlord and pay rent to it."
  ],
  "keyFacts": {
    "category": "Legal",
    "regionScope": "US"
  },
  "pageType": "glossary",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info).",
  "citation": "Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/attornment), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z."
}