Estoppel certificate

What is Estoppel certificate?

A statement from one party to another, providing information on which the recipient is entitled to rely. For example, a purchaser of a property may require a tenant to give an estoppel certificate to a new owner or that new owner’s lender identifying information regarding the nature and status of the tenant’s lease, and this estoppel certificate is also intended to prevent or “estop” the tenant from later raising, as defenses to a claim under the lease, facts covered by the certificate.

Further Reading

For more detailed information, see our related Real Property terms:

• Estate for years
• Assumption clause
• Concurrent Ownership
• Dominant Tenement
• Easement in gross