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Delinquent Property Taxes: A Prepetition Tax Sale Purchaser May Find Itself Embroiled in The Bankruptcy

Posted on March 4, 2020 by BankruptcyRealEstateInsights

Town of Beacon Falls v. Christiano (In re Christiano), 605 B.R. 1 (Bankr. D. Conn. 2019) – A prepetition tax sale purchaser sought relief from the automatic stay to exercise its rights with respect to the property it purchased. The debtor … Continue reading →

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Real Estate Purchase Agreement: Contract for Deed or Mortgage – It Makes a Difference

Posted on February 26, 2020 by BankruptcyRealEstateInsights

In re Edwards, 606 B.R. 356 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2019) – A chapter 13 debtor proposed a plan that treated a contract for deed as a secured claim. The seller objected, contending that the contract was terminated prepetition so that the … Continue reading →

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Rents: What Happens to Unclaimed Rents Collected from Property That Is Abandoned?

Posted on September 25, 2019 by BankruptcyRealEstateInsights

In re Pena, 600 B.R. 415 (9th Cir. BAP 2019) – Well over a year after a bankruptcy case was closed, the debtor filed an application with the bankruptcy court seeking to recover unclaimed rent from deed of trust property that … Continue reading →

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Joint Tenants: The Case of The Disappearing Interest

Posted on April 24, 2019 by BankruptcyRealEstateInsights

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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