Monthly Archives: June 2019

Mortgagee Stay Relief: Make Sure You Know the Scope of the Relief or Else

BMO Harris Bank, N.A. v. Anderson (In re Anderson), 917 F.3d 566 (7th Cir. 2019) – After a mortgagee obtained relief from the automatic stay so that it could foreclose its mortgage in state court, it returned to the bankruptcy court … Continue reading

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TICs: Maybe the Protection of Bankruptcy Will Be the Available If Needed, and Maybe Not

In re Fairfield TIC, LLC, 594 B.R. 852 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2018) – The debtor and its co-owners bought a shopping center as tenants-in-common. After the debtor filed bankruptcy, the noteholder secured by a mortgage on the property and a receiver … Continue reading

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Joint Property Sales: To Successfully Oppose a Sale, You Have to Make Your Case

Desmond v. Francis (In re Francis), 597 B.R. 195 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2019) – A chapter 7 trustee commenced an adversary proceeding seeking authority to sell property that the debtor co-owned with his wife as tenants by the entirety free of … Continue reading

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Avoiding Mortgages: Local Rules Rule

Oliveras v. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (In re Casanova), 595 B.R. 616 (Bankr. P.R. 2018) – A chapter 13 trustee brought an adversary proceeding to avoid a bank’s mortgage lien using his strong arm powers as a hypothetical bona fide … Continue reading

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