Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.100 (2026)

Attornment -- When void -- When unnecessary

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(1) The attornment of a tenant to a stranger shall be void, unless it be with the consent of the landlord, or pursuant to or in consequence of the judgment of a court.

(2) A conveyance or devise of a rent, reversion or remainder shall be valid without an attornment of the tenant, but no tenant who pays the rent to the grantor before notice of the conveyance shall suffer any damage thereby. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2298.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1943–2007 · leading case: C.W. Hoskins Heirs v. Boggs, 242 S.W.3d 320 (Ky. 2007).

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C.W. Hoskins Heirs v. Boggs, 242 S.W.3d 320 (Ky. 2007). · cites it 2× “The Hoskins Heirs also contend that the doctrine of "attornment,” KRS 383.100, voids any title of the Boggs Heirs, since Bledsoe already had a lease with Appellant.”

Great W. Land Mgmt., Inc. v. Slusher, 939 S.W.2d 865 (Ky. 1997). · cites it 2× “Attornment Statute The attornment statute, KRS 383.100, prevents a tenant from denying the title of his landlord.”

Tresslar Co., Inc. v. Fritts, 665 S.W.2d 314 (Ky. Ct. App. 1984). “KRS 383.100(2); 49 Am.Jur.2d Landlord and Tenant § 528 (1970).”

Noble v. Neace, 169 S.W.2d 308 (Ky. Ct. App. 1943). “If the deed had been delivered to her and the tenant had thereafter, as the tenant testified, attorned to her and became her tenant at will or by sufferance, then, under the provisions of Subsection 2 of Section 452, Civil Code of Practice, she could have maintained forcible…”

Anderson v. Island Creek Coal Co., 297 F. Supp. 283 (W.D. Ky. 1969). “tenant attorn to the grantee. However, mere recordation of the transfer is not legally sufficient to create liability for the rent solely to the grantee.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.100(2) — 1 case

Tresslar Co., Inc. v. Fritts, 665 S.W.2d 314 (Ky. Ct. App. 1984). “KRS 383.100(2); 49 Am.Jur.2d Landlord and Tenant § 528 (1970).”

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