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Deed in Lieu: Sometimes It Works, and Sometimes It Doesn’t (Round 2)

In re Kaltenheuser, 474 B.R. 305 (Bankr. D. D.C. 2012) – In Kaltenheuser, a deed in lieu of foreclosure was executed and placed in escrow in connection with a settlement agreement approved by a state court order.  If the mortgagor failed … Continue reading

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Deed in Lieu: Sometimes It Works, and Sometimes It Doesn’t (Round 1)

4100 West Grand LLC v. TY Grand LLC (In re 4100 West Grand LLC), 481 B.R. 444 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2012) – In West Grand the debtor attempted to have a deed in lieu of foreclosure set aside as a fraudulent … Continue reading

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Automatic Stay: Rolling the Dice With a Tax Deed

In re Rugroden, 481 B.R. 69 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 2012) – Can the IRS issue a tax deed for real property after a bankruptcy has been filed where the tax sale took place prior to bankruptcy, or is that a violation … Continue reading

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Tax Claims: Good Investment (Maybe)?

In re Kopec, 473 B.R. 597 (Bankr. D. N.J. 2012) – Does the purchaser of a tax sale certificate hold a “tax claim” for purposes of Section 511 of the Bankruptcy Code?  In Kopec the answer to that question meant the difference … Continue reading

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Assignment of Rents: Can You Spend Rents and Still Provide Adequate Protection to the Mortgagee?

In re Putnal, 483 B.R. 799 (Bankr. M.D. Ga. 2012) – In Putnal the debtor proposed to use rents over the objection of an undersecured mortgagee.  As a result, the court was faced the question of determining what, if anything, was … Continue reading

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Assignment of Rents: Absolute May Not Be So Absolute

In re MRI Beltline Industrial, L.P., 476 B.R. 917 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2012) – In MRI Beltline the debtor moved for authority to use rents received from tenants of commercial buildings that it owned, and for a “carve out” to permit … Continue reading

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