The attornment of a tenant to any stranger is void, unless it is with the consent of the landlord of such tenant or pursuant to or in consequence of the judgment or order of a court.
Code 1919, § 5515; Code 1950, § 55-221; 2019, c. 712.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 14 - Nonresidential Tenancies
§ 55.1-1400. Applicability; right to terminate tenant
§ 55.1-1402. Apportionment on purchase of part of land by holder of rent
§ 55.1-1403. Perfection of lien or interest in leases, rents, and profits
§ 55.1-1405. Transfer of deposits upon purchase
§ 55.1-1406. Grantees and assignees have same rights against lessees as lessors
§ 55.1-1407. Lessees have same rights against grantees as against lessors
§ 55.1-1408. What powers to pass to grantee or devisee; when attornment unnecessary
§ 55.1-1409. When attornment void
§ 55.1-1412. Security systems for nonresidential rental property
§ 55.1-1414. Abandonment of nonresidential rental property
§ 55.1-1415. Failure to pay certain rents after five days' notice forfeits right of possession
§ 55.1-1417. Who may recover rent or possession
§ 55.1-1418. Remedy when rent is to be paid in other thing than money
§ 55.1-1419. Proceedings to establish right of reentry; judgment
§ 55.1-1420. When defendant barred of relief
§ 55.1-1421. How trustee or mortgagee relieved from the forfeiture
§ 55.1-1422. How owner relieved in court
§ 55.1-1423. How judgment of forfeiture prevented
§ 55.1-1424. When action for reentry brought
§ 55.1-1425. Written act of reentry to be returned and recorded and certificate of reentry published
§ 55.1-1427. How person entitled to lands may be restored to his possession
§ 55.1-1428. Limitation of action against person in possession by reentry