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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).

Chapter 13 Residential Mortgages: Anti-Modification Round 2

In re Addams, 564 B.R. 458 (Bankr. E.D. N.Y. 2017) – A lender holding a mortgage on a two unit structure occupied in part and rented in part by a chapter 13 debtor moved to dismiss the case. The lender … Continue reading

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First Residential Mortgages: Do Not Take Anti-Modification Protection for Granted

In re Birmingham, 846 F.3d 88 (4th Cir. 2017) – A chapter 13 debtor sued his lender requesting a declaration that his chapter 13 plan could modify the lender’s mortgage on his primary residence. The bankruptcy court granted the lender’s … Continue reading

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Short Sale: Is There an Argument That an Underwater Mortgagee Is Required to Consider and Approve?

Hackman v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC (In re Hackman), 563 B.R. 812 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2017) – A Chapter 11 debtor sued the holder of his deed of trust note on various grounds, including fraud, breach of an implied covenant of … Continue reading

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Free and Clear Sales: There’s This Little Thing Called Due Process

In re Olson, 563 B.R. 899 (Bankr. E.D. Wis. 2017) – After the bankruptcy case closed, a third party (CVC) sued the purchaser (ADM) of property acquired from the debtors in a bankruptcy sale claiming that it had a right … Continue reading

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Pre-confirmation Bankruptcy Sale: When Can You Hurry up and Sell?

In re MCSGlobal Inc., 562 B.R. 648 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2017) – A chapter 11 trustee sought court approval of a sale of substantially all of the debtor’s assets prior to confirmation of a plan of reorganization. The purchase agreement … Continue reading

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Lease Rejection: What Happens When the Landlord and Tenant Are Both in Bankruptcy?

In re Railyard Co., LLC, 562 B.R. 481 (Bankr. D. N.M. 2016) – Both the landlord and an affiliated tenant filed bankruptcy. The landlord’s trustee filed a motion to reject the lease in the landlord’s case and filed a motion … Continue reading

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