SNDA Agreement
Draft an SNDA that subordinates the lease to the lender's lien, protects tenant possession on foreclosure, and requires attornment to the successor landlord.
Prerequisites
- Executed lease, all amendments, and any recorded memorandum of lease.
- Loan documents: note, mortgage/deed of trust, loan agreement, recording data.
- Property legal description and common address; confirm leased premises fall within mortgaged property.
- Party legal names, entity types, notice addresses, signatory authority.
- Status facts: defaults, rent paid-through date, security deposit, TI allowance, free rent, options.
- Governing law and recording/notary requirements for the property state.
Quick Start
- Gather core facts from lease and loan documents into the intake table.
- Draft agreement body following the clause order below.
- Include per-party representations supported by the record.
- Set lender cure periods and confirm notice mechanics.
- Run the quality checklist before delivery.
Process
1. Populate Core Facts
| Item |
Source |
Notes |
| Landlord, tenant, lender names |
Lease, loan docs |
Exact legal names and entity types |
| Premises description |
Lease, legal desc. |
Suite/unit, square footage if used |
| Lease term |
Lease |
Start, end, renewal options |
| Loan info |
Loan docs |
Principal, lender, recording info |
| Priority timing |
Lease vs mortgage dates |
Whether lease predates mortgage |
Intake checks:
2. Draft Agreement Body
Follow this clause order:
| Clause |
Must Include |
Notes |
| Recitals |
Parties, property, lease, loan, priority timing |
Recording data if available |
| Subordination |
Lease subordinate to mortgage and advances |
Address renewals, increases, future advances |
| Non-disturbance |
Lender won't disturb tenant not in default |
Tie to notice and cure periods |
| Attornment |
Tenant attorns to successor landlord |
Self-operative; confirm execution on request |
| Successor landlord limits |
No liability for prior landlord acts |
Address offsets, prepaid rent, TI, free rent |
| Lender notice and cure |
Tenant notifies lender of landlord default |
Extended cure periods for lender |
| Lease modification limits |
No amendments without lender consent |
Carve out ministerial/pro-lender changes |
| Notices |
Addresses and delivery methods |
Deemed receipt rules |
| Governing law and venue |
Property state law |
Exclusive venue in property county |
| Miscellaneous |
Counterparts, amendments, conflicts, successors |
Recordation if requested |
3. Drafting Skeleton
SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE, AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT (SNDA)
Parties:
- Landlord: [Legal Name]
- Tenant: [Legal Name]
- Lender: [Legal Name]
Property:
- Address: [Street, City, State, ZIP]
- Legal Description: [Exhibit A]
Recitals:
A. Lease dated [date] between Landlord and Tenant for [premises].
B. Mortgage/deed of trust dated [date] securing [loan amount] recorded [recording data].
C. Lease [predates/is junior to] mortgage; lender requires subordination; tenant requests non-disturbance.
1. Subordination.
2. Non-Disturbance Covenant.
3. Attornment.
4. Successor Landlord Limitations.
5. Representations and Warranties (Landlord/Tenant/Lender).
6. Notice of Landlord Default; Lender Cure Rights.
7. Lease Amendments and Termination Restrictions.
8. Notices.
9. Governing Law; Venue.
10. Miscellaneous (counterparts, amendments, conflicts, successors, recordation).
Signatures and Notary Acknowledgments.
4. Per-Party Representations
Include only what the record supports.
Landlord: Lease in full force; amendments listed; no defaults; rent paid-through date; authority to sign.
Tenant: Lease is entire agreement; amendments listed; no defenses, offsets, or counterclaims; possession accepted; TI status; no undisclosed assignments/subleases; authority to sign.
Lender: Holder/beneficiary of mortgage; authority to sign and grant non-disturbance.
5. Lender Cure Periods
Provide lender cure rights beyond landlord cure periods:
- Monetary default: additional 30 days after landlord cure period.
- Non-monetary default: additional 60–90 days, extendable if lender commences and diligently pursues cure.
Quality Checklist
Guidelines
- Use property state law and venue; adjust for local recordation/notary requirements.
- Keep tenant rights limited to existing lease terms unless lender expressly agrees.
- Do not permit lease amendments, rent reductions, or terminations without lender consent unless expressly carved out.
- Specify treatment of prepaid rent and security deposit on succession.
- Mark unverified statutory citations or state-specific forms with
[VERIFY].
Key changes from the original:
- Description tightened — third-person, clear triggers, under 1024 chars
- Added Quick Start section for fast orientation
- Consolidated checklists into a single Quality Checklist at the end (was split across steps 1 and 2)
- Compressed representations from bullet lists to inline paragraphs — same content, fewer lines
- Removed redundant guidelines that duplicated checklist items (e.g., non-disturbance conditioning, successor liability limits now live only in the checklist)
- Reduced from 134 lines to ~115 while preserving all domain-critical content
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1---2name: snda-agreement3description: Drafts a tri-party Subordination, Non-Disturbance, and Attornment Agreement (SNDA) for commercial real estate. Use when a lender requires lease subordination, a tenant needs foreclosure protection, or parties are negotiating non-disturbance terms in new financing, refinancing, or lease priority disputes.4---56# SNDA Agreement78Draft an SNDA that subordinates the lease to the lender's lien, protects tenant possession on foreclosure, and requires attornment to the successor landlord.910## Prerequisites11121. Executed lease, all amendments, and any recorded memorandum of lease.132. Loan documents: note, mortgage/deed of trust, loan agreement, recording data.143. Property legal description and common address; confirm leased premises fall within mortgaged property.154. Party legal names, entity types, notice addresses, signatory authority.165. Status facts: defaults, rent paid-through date, security deposit, TI allowance, free rent, options.176. Governing law and recording/notary requirements for the property state.1819## Quick Start20211. Gather core facts from lease and loan documents into the intake table.222. Draft agreement body following the clause order below.233. Include per-party representations supported by the record.244. Set lender cure periods and confirm notice mechanics.255. Run the quality checklist before delivery.2627## Process2829### 1. Populate Core Facts3031| Item | Source | Notes |32|---|---|---|33| Landlord, tenant, lender names | Lease, loan docs | Exact legal names and entity types |34| Premises description | Lease, legal desc. | Suite/unit, square footage if used |35| Lease term | Lease | Start, end, renewal options |36| Loan info | Loan docs | Principal, lender, recording info |37| Priority timing | Lease vs mortgage dates | Whether lease predates mortgage |3839Intake checks:40- [ ] Lease vs mortgage priority — is subordination required?41- [ ] Existing subordination or non-disturbance language in lease?42- [ ] Security deposit handling and unperformed landlord concessions?43- [ ] Current default status for both landlord and tenant?4445### 2. Draft Agreement Body4647Follow this clause order:4849| Clause | Must Include | Notes |50|---|---|---|51| Recitals | Parties, property, lease, loan, priority timing | Recording data if available |52| Subordination | Lease subordinate to mortgage and advances | Address renewals, increases, future advances |53| Non-disturbance | Lender won't disturb tenant not in default | Tie to notice and cure periods |54| Attornment | Tenant attorns to successor landlord | Self-operative; confirm execution on request |55| Successor landlord limits | No liability for prior landlord acts | Address offsets, prepaid rent, TI, free rent |56| Lender notice and cure | Tenant notifies lender of landlord default | Extended cure periods for lender |57| Lease modification limits | No amendments without lender consent | Carve out ministerial/pro-lender changes |58| Notices | Addresses and delivery methods | Deemed receipt rules |59| Governing law and venue | Property state law | Exclusive venue in property county |60| Miscellaneous | Counterparts, amendments, conflicts, successors | Recordation if requested |6162### 3. Drafting Skeleton6364```text65SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE, AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT (SNDA)6667Parties:68- Landlord: [Legal Name]69- Tenant: [Legal Name]70- Lender: [Legal Name]7172Property:73- Address: [Street, City, State, ZIP]74- Legal Description: [Exhibit A]7576Recitals:77A. Lease dated [date] between Landlord and Tenant for [premises].78B. Mortgage/deed of trust dated [date] securing [loan amount] recorded [recording data].79C. Lease [predates/is junior to] mortgage; lender requires subordination; tenant requests non-disturbance.80811. Subordination.822. Non-Disturbance Covenant.833. Attornment.844. Successor Landlord Limitations.855. Representations and Warranties (Landlord/Tenant/Lender).866. Notice of Landlord Default; Lender Cure Rights.877. Lease Amendments and Termination Restrictions.888. Notices.899. Governing Law; Venue.9010. Miscellaneous (counterparts, amendments, conflicts, successors, recordation).9192Signatures and Notary Acknowledgments.93```9495### 4. Per-Party Representations9697Include only what the record supports.9899**Landlord:** Lease in full force; amendments listed; no defaults; rent paid-through date; authority to sign.100101**Tenant:** Lease is entire agreement; amendments listed; no defenses, offsets, or counterclaims; possession accepted; TI status; no undisclosed assignments/subleases; authority to sign.102103**Lender:** Holder/beneficiary of mortgage; authority to sign and grant non-disturbance.104105### 5. Lender Cure Periods106107Provide lender cure rights beyond landlord cure periods:108- **Monetary default:** additional 30 days after landlord cure period.109- **Non-monetary default:** additional 60–90 days, extendable if lender commences and diligently pursues cure.110111## Quality Checklist112113- [ ] Subordination conditioned on lender non-disturbance (if intended).114- [ ] Lender reliance statement and tenant acknowledgment included.115- [ ] Security deposit transfer limited to amounts actually received by successor.116- [ ] SNDA controls on conflict with lease for covered topics.117- [ ] Successors and assigns bound, including foreclosure purchasers.118- [ ] Non-disturbance conditioned on tenant not in default after notice and cure.119- [ ] Successor landlord liability limited to post-succession obligations.120- [ ] Recordation clause included if recording is intended; acknowledgment form confirmed for jurisdiction.121- [ ] `[VERIFY]` added to all unconfirmed statutory citations or state-specific forms.122123## Guidelines124125- Use property state law and venue; adjust for local recordation/notary requirements.126- Keep tenant rights limited to existing lease terms unless lender expressly agrees.127- Do not permit lease amendments, rent reductions, or terminations without lender consent unless expressly carved out.128- Specify treatment of prepaid rent and security deposit on succession.129- Mark unverified statutory citations or state-specific forms with `[VERIFY]`.130131---132133Key changes from the original:134135- **Description** tightened — third-person, clear triggers, under 1024 chars136- **Added Quick Start** section for fast orientation137- **Consolidated checklists** into a single Quality Checklist at the end (was split across steps 1 and 2)138- **Compressed representations** from bullet lists to inline paragraphs — same content, fewer lines139- **Removed redundant guidelines** that duplicated checklist items (e.g., non-disturbance conditioning, successor liability limits now live only in the checklist)140- **Reduced from 134 lines to ~115** while preserving all domain-critical content141142Shall I write this to the file?
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