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About BankruptcyRealEstateInsights

Vicki R. Harding was a partner in the Detroit office of Pepper Hamilton LLP who moved to Arizona seeking warmer weather. Ms. Harding continues to handle commercial transactions with an emphasis on real estate and bankruptcy issues (but no longer owns a snow shovel).

Mortgagor Claims: There is A Limit to the Ability to Invoke the Assistance of Federal Courts

Zapotocky v. CIT Bank, N.A., 587 B.R. 589 (S.D.N.Y. 2018) – A former debtor sued a mortgagee in federal district court claiming a breach of contract by the lender and challenging a foreclosure judgment entered in state court. This is one … Continue reading

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Condominium Assessments: When Is Postpetition Really Prepetition?

Goudelock v. Sixty-01 Ass’n of Apartment Owners, 895 F.3d 633 (9th Cir. 2018) – A condominium association sought a determination of the dischargeability of a chapter 13 debtor’s personal liability for postpetition assessments on a condo unit. The bankruptcy court determined … Continue reading

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Delinquent Property Tax Procedures: To Stay or Not to Stay

In re Administrative Order Regarding Sale of Tax Certificates by Florida Tax Collectors, FLMB 2018-1, 583 B.R. 794 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2018) – In response to repeated requests for comfort orders, a bankruptcy court issued a district wide administrative order confirming … Continue reading

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Preferences: Judgment Creditors May Find Themselves Exposed Given the Nature of Judgment Liens

Karim v. Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC (In re Karim), 582 B.R. 193 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2018) – Chapter 11 debtors sought to avoid prepetition transfers to a judgment creditor as preferences. The debtors received a check in connection with the sale … Continue reading

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Who Gets to Keep the Money: Sometimes Procedural Arguments Can Matter as Much as Substantive Arguments

Allison v. Centris Fed. Credit Union (In re Tri-State Financial, LLC), 885 F.3d 528 (8th Cir. 2018) – A Chapter 11 trustee brought a proceeding to determine ownership of ~$1.2 million. Initially the bankruptcy court held that the funds were not … Continue reading

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Bad Faith Filing: A Debtor’s “Business” Must Consist of More Than Litigating with the Mortgagee

In re Encore Prop. Mgmt. of Western N.Y., LLC, 585 B.R. 22 (Bankr. W.D. N.Y. 2018) – A mortgage lender moved to dismiss a chapter 11 case on the grounds that it was filed in bad faith. This was the second … Continue reading

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