Monthly Archives: July 2019

Exclusivity and Tenant Mix: The Case of the Missing Shopping Center

In re Toys “R” Us Prop. Co. I, LLC, 598 B.R. 233 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2019) – The debtor proposed to assume and assign a lease to a discount grocer. The landlord objected based on the fact that a discount grocery … Continue reading

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Lis Pendens: Is It A “Transfer” (And Thus Avoidable) Or Not?

Viera v. Whitfield (In re Shiver), 598 B.R. 221 (Bankr. D. S.C. 2019) – A chapter 7 trustee sought to avoid a judgment, a lis pendens and a foreclosure decree involving the debtor’s property as preferences and/or by exercising the strong … Continue reading

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Bankruptcy Sales and Mortgage Boo-Boos: Timing Can Make All the Difference in the World

Trinity 83 Dev., LLC v. Colfin Midwest Funding, LLC, 917 F.3d 599 (7th Cir. 2019) – A Chapter 11 debtor sought to avoid the cancellation of a mortgage satisfaction as a fraudulent conveyance, contending that the mortgage satisfaction extinguished the debt … Continue reading

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Manufactured Homes: Real or Personal Property – Who Knows?

Paddock, LLC v. Bennett (In re Bennett), 917 F.3d 676 (8th Cir. 2019) – A creditor holding a security interest in a manufactured home contended that its claim was secured only by real property that was the debtors’ principal residence. Consequently, … Continue reading

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Avoiding Mortgages: The Saga of Exercising Strong Arm Powers Continues

Harker v. PNC Mortgage Co. (In re Oakes), 917 F.3d 523 (6th Cir. 2019) – A chapter 7 trustee brought an adversary proceeding to avoid a defectively acknowledged mortgage by exercising a trustee’s strong-arm powers as a bona fide purchaser of … Continue reading

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