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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).

Leases: How About Those Attorneys’ Fees?

Leases: How About Those Attorneys’ Fees? In re FKA FC, LLC, 545 B.R. 567 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2016) – A chapter 11 debtor sought to assume and assign a lease. The debtor contended that the cost to cure defaults under … Continue reading

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When Is Involuntary Vesting Incompatible with Surrender? – When a Court Says So

In re Tosi, 546 B.R. 487 (Bankr. D. Mass 2016) – A mortgagee objected to a proposed chapter 13 plan which provided that the debtor’s title to the mortgaged property would automatically vest in the mortgagee if the debtor and … Continue reading

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Condominium Assessments: Dischargeable or Not?

In re Montalvo, 546 B.R. 880 (Bankr. M.D. Fl. 2016) – A chapter 13 debtor moved for sanctions against a condominium as one for violations of the automatic stay and discharge injunction based on collection of condominium assessments. The court’s … Continue reading

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Bond Financing Liens: Who’s on First?

Zucker v Wesbanco Bank, Inc. (In re Fairmont General Hospital, Inc.), 546 B.R. 659 (Bankr. N.D. W.Va. 2016) – A chapter 11 liquidating trustee and a bond trustee brought an adversary proceeding against the Marion County Commission (Commission) as the … Continue reading

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Plan Voting: Insiders – Do You Know One When You See One?

U.S. Bank N.A. v The Village at Lakeridge, LLC (In re The Village at Lakeridge, LLC), 814 F.3d 993 (9th Cir. 2016) – A secured creditor filed a motion to designate an unsecured creditor’s claim and disallow the creditor’s vote … Continue reading

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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Sale: So Who Needs a Plan of Reorganization Anyway?

In re Tempnology, LLC, 542 B.R. 50 (Bankr. D. N.H.) – After lining up a stalking horse bidder and holding on auction, a chapter 11 debtor sought court approval of a sale of substantially all of its assets prior to … Continue reading

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