verb
- to transfer the right of a tenant to a new landlord; to acknowledge a new owner as one's landlord
Usage: legal/property law term; archaic or formal usage
Examples
- When the property was sold, the tenant was required to attorn to the new owner.
- The lease stipulated that the tenant would attorn upon any change of ownership.
- In real estate transactions, tenants often attorn to the successor landlord automatically.