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title: "Assignment rights — Class A Atlas glossary"
description: "Tenant's right to transfer the lease to another entity."
canonical: https://classa.info/glossary/assignment-rights
pageType: glossary
lastUpdated: 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)."
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> Tenant's right to transfer the lease to another entity.

## TL;DR

- Tenant's right to transfer the lease to another entity.
- Assignment passes the lease to a new tenant; sublease retains the original tenant.

# Assignment rights

*Leasing · Global*

## Short definition

Tenant's right to transfer the lease to another entity.

## Full definition

[Assignment](/glossary/assignment) passes the lease to a new tenant; [sublease](/topics/sublease-strategy)">sublease retains the original tenant. Most leases require landlord consent for assignment with carve-outs for affiliate transfers and corporate reorganisations.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

Assignment rights is part of the leasing vocabulary that institutional [Class A](/glossary/class-a) occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across Global markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks regional variation alongside the global standard so [cross-border](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupiers can translate quickly.

## Related topics

- [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal.
- [**Sublease Strategy**](/topics/sublease-strategy) — How to use the sublease market — both as a tenant taking sublease space and as an over-supplied incumbent offloading.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/assignment-rights), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z.