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Broker Listing Agreement: Seller Beware – Be Sure You Get What You Paid For Before You Have To Pay

In re Cimarron Group, Inc., 545 B.R. 646 (Bankr. D. Mont. 2016) – A real estate broker filed a proof of claim in a chapter 7 bankruptcy contending that it was owed a commission based on a pre-bankruptcy listing agreement. … Continue reading

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Abandonment: Better Think Twice Because There is No “Do Over”

In re Haber, 547 B.R. 252 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2016) – A foreclosure sale that occurred after a chapter 7 trustee abandoned the foreclosed property (and after the bankruptcy case was closed) unexpectedly resulted in surplus proceeds that were to … Continue reading

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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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Consumer Foreclosure: Lawyers May Need to Tread Lightly

Jackson v ING Bank, FSB (In re Jackson), 545 B.R. 62 (Bankr. D. Mass 1916) – A chapter 13 debtor sued a mortgagee’s law firm asserting various claims based on the firm’s attempts to exercise remedies in connection with a … Continue reading

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