Monthly Archives: November 2014

Loan to Own: A Potpourri of Bankruptcy Attacks

Posted on November 25, 2014 by BankruptcyRealEstateInsights

Colony Beach & Tennis Club Ass’n, Inc. v. Colony Lender, LLC (In re Colony Beach & Tennis Club, Inc.), 508 B.R. 468 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2014) – Three affiliated debtors (RMI, CBTC and CBI) proposed a plan of reorganization that, among … Continue reading →

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Loan to Own Variation: Bankruptcy May Not Provide The Answers

Posted on November 21, 2014 by BankruptcyRealEstateInsights

In re SR Real Estate Holdings, LLC, 506 B.R. 121 (Bankr. S.D. Cal. 2014) – A group of lenders moved to dismiss the debtor’s bankruptcy case on the basis that it was filed in bad faith, or in the alternative asked … Continue reading →

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Strong Arm Powers: Mortgage Boo-Boo Strikes Again

Posted on November 18, 2014 by BankruptcyRealEstateInsights

Kellner v First Ohio Banc & Lending, Inc. (In re Geraci), 507 B.R. 224 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2014) – A Chapter 13 trustee and the debtor sought to use the strong arm powers of a hypothetical bona fide purchaser of real … Continue reading →

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Cramdown Hurdles Round 2: Confirmation Can Be An Elusive Prize

Posted on November 14, 2014 by BankruptcyRealEstateInsights

In re NNN Parkway 400 26, LLC, 505 B.R. 277 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2014) – The primary creditor (an undersecured lender) objected to the debtors’ proposed plan of reorganization on various grounds, including that the plan violated the “absolute priority rule,” … Continue reading →

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Cramdown Hurdles: How to Play the Classification Game (Or Not)

Posted on November 11, 2014 by BankruptcyRealEstateInsights

In re New Bride Missionary Baptist Church, 509 B.R. 85 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2014) – After the bankruptcy court denied confirmation of a debtor’s proposed chapter 11 plan of reorganization because there was no accepting impaired class, the debtor proposed … Continue reading →

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Automatic Stay: What Happens When a Case is Reopened?

Posted on November 7, 2014 by BankruptcyRealEstateInsights

U.S. Bank, N.A. v. Brumfiel (In re Brumfiel), 514 B.R. 637 (Bankr. D. Colo. 2014) – After a debtor reopened her chapter 7 bankruptcy case, a lender moved for relief from the automatic stay in order to continue with a foreclosure … Continue reading →

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