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Landlord Claims: Calculating Capped Future Rent Claims Should Be A Simple Matter of Arithmetic – Right?

In re MDC Systems, Inc., 488 B.R. 74 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 2013) – A chapter 7 debtor’s landlord filed a proof of claim for ~ $1 million.  An unsecured creditor objected on the basis that (1) the lease was terminated prepetition, so … Continue reading

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Lease Claims: Sometimes Privity Matters

In re Parrott Broadcasting Ltd. P’ship, 492 B.R. 35 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2013) – A chapter 7 trustee objected to a proof of claim filed by a landlord for rent and late charges due under a lease.  The debtor was an assignee … Continue reading

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Lease Rejection Damages: How to Avoid the Cap (Maybe)

In re Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., 483 B.R. 119 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2012) – Damages arising from the rejection of a lease by a tenant in bankruptcy are subject to a cap under Section 502(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code.  In this … Continue reading

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Tenant Security Deposits: You May Be Closer to Defalcation Than You Think

In re Hall, 483 B.R. 281 (Bankr. D. Conn. 2012) – In Hall a residential tenant argued that the debtor landlord’s failure to return a security deposit gave rise to a non-dischargeable debt in his chapter 7 bankruptcy.

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Of Sales and Leases: Can a Bankrupt Landlord Sell Free and Clear of a Tenant’s Interest?

In re Zota Petroleums, LLC, 42 B.R. 154 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2012) – Zota addresses the interaction between (1) a sale free and clear of interests under Section 365(f) of the Bankruptcy Code and (2) a tenant’s right to retain possession under … Continue reading

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Rent as Administrative Expense: Can a “Terminated” Lease Also Be “Unexpired”?

Super Nova 330 LLC v. Gazes, 693 F.3d 138 (2d Cir. 2012) – In Super Nova the landlord obtained issuance of a warrant of eviction, but was not able to execute on the warrant prior to the bankruptcy filing.  The … Continue reading

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