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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).

Debt Recharacterization, Etc.: Standing, Standing and More Standing

Elswick Co., LLC v. Comm2013 CCRE12 Crossings Mall Road LLC (In re Tara Retail Group, LLC), 595 B.R. 215 (Bankr. N.D. W.Va. 2018) – An unsecured tenant creditor brought an adversary proceeding to recharacterize or equitably subordinate a $17 million claim … Continue reading

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Joint Tenants: The Case of The Disappearing Interest

Cohen v. Chernushin (In re Chernushin), 911 F.3d 1265 (10th Cir. 2018) – After a debtor’s postpetition death, a chapter 7 trustee brought an adversary proceeding seeking to sell a second home that had been owned by the debtor and his … Continue reading

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Landlord Bankruptcy: A Tenant Is Not Out of Options If the Landlord Rejects Its Lease

IDEA Boardwalk, LLC v. Revel Entertainment Group, LLC (In re Revel AC Inc.), 909 F.3d 597 (3rd Cir. 2018) – A tenant that elected to retain its rights under a commercial lease after a debtor landlord rejected the lease sought clarification … Continue reading

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Discharge of Debt: A Seller Relying on a Buyer’s Assumption of Debt May Be Out of Luck If the Buyer Files Bankruptcy

Recanati v. Roberts (In re Roberts), 594 B.R. 484 (Bankr. N.D. Fla. 2018) – In connection with acquisition of a restaurant the debtor agreed to assume debts of the business. After the debtor filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy, the former owners … Continue reading

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Avoiding Mortgages: What Happens When A Stranger to The Transaction Files a Discharge in Error?

Kelley v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (In re Bowers), 595 B.R. 869 (Bankr. M.D. Ga. 2018) – A chapter 7 trustee sought to avoid a security deed based on the fact that as of the petition date satisfactions of the security … Continue reading

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Selling Real Estate Free and Clear: The Trustee Does Not Always Win

Belfance v. Shelton (In re Shelton), 593 B.R. 755 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 2018) – A chapter 7 trustee sought a determination of rights in connection with seeking authority to sell property free and clear of other interests using its power of … Continue reading

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