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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Attornment

n. 1. A tenant's agreement to hold the land as the tenant of a new landlord. 2. A constructive delivery involving the transfer of mediate possession while a third person has immediate possession; esp., a bailee's acknowledgment that he or she will hold the goods on behalf of someone other than the bailor. ( for the other two types of constructive delivery, see constitutum possessorium; traditio brevi manu. - attorn, ub

letter of attornment

A grantor's letter to a tenant, stating that the leased property has been sold and directing the tenant to pay rent to the new owner. See ATTORNMENT (1). letter of comment. See DEFICIENCY LETTER.