{
  "url": "https://classa.info/glossary/subordination",
  "title": "Subordination",
  "description": "Tenant lease ranks below the landlord's mortgage in the title hierarchy.",
  "oneSentenceAnswer": "Tenant lease ranks below the landlord's mortgage in the title hierarchy.",
  "tldr": [
    "Tenant lease ranks below the landlord's mortgage in the title hierarchy.",
    "Subordination without an SNDA is dangerous: a foreclosure could wipe out the lease."
  ],
  "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/subordination), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z."
}