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Delinquent Property Tax Sales: Is a Purchaser at Risk If a Property Owner Files Bankruptcy?

Hackler v. Arianna Holdings Co., LLC (In re Hackler), 938 F.3d 473 (3d Cir. 2019) – Chapter 13 debtors sought to avoid a prepetition delinquent property tax sale. The bankruptcy court agreed with the debtors that the transfer of title … Continue reading

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Lis Pendens: Is It A “Transfer” (And Thus Avoidable) Or Not?

Viera v. Whitfield (In re Shiver), 598 B.R. 221 (Bankr. D. S.C. 2019) – A chapter 7 trustee sought to avoid a judgment, a lis pendens and a foreclosure decree involving the debtor’s property as preferences and/or by exercising the strong … Continue reading

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Mortgage Preference: Dilly-Dally Around with Recording and You May Lose

USAA Fed. Sav. Bank v. Hope, 589 B.R. 914 (M.D. Ga. 2018) – A bankruptcy trustee sought to avoid a security deed granted to a refinancing lender as a preference. In defense the lender asserted that there was a substantially contemporaneous … Continue reading

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Resale Profit Participation: Beware – Payments May Be Avoidable as Preferences

Kane v. Coulson (In re Price), 575 B.R. 461 (Bankr. D. Haw. 2017) – A chapter 7 trustee sought to recover as a preference the transfer of proceeds from a sale of the debtor’s real estate under a profit sharing agreement. … Continue reading

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Avoiding Mortgages: How Far Does a Bona Fide Purchaser Have To Go in Searching Records?

Wenzel v. Green Tree Servicing, LLC (In re Wenzel), 554 B.R. 861 (Bankr. W.D. Wis. 2016) – A chapter 7 trustee and a debtor sought to avoid as a preference a mortgage assignment that was recorded within 90 days prior … Continue reading

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Ordinary Course Preference Defense: How Hard Can You Push to Get Paid?

Satija v. C-T Plaster, Inc. (In re Sterry Industries, Inc.), 553 B.R. 96 (Bankr. W.D. Tex.. 2016) – “Summers are hot in Texas, so pools are a hot item. But not hot enough to help a pool installer named Sterry … Continue reading

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