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TICs: Maybe the Protection of Bankruptcy Will Be the Available If Needed, and Maybe Not

In re Fairfield TIC, LLC, 594 B.R. 852 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2018) – The debtor and its co-owners bought a shopping center as tenants-in-common. After the debtor filed bankruptcy, the noteholder secured by a mortgage on the property and a receiver … Continue reading

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Bad Faith Filing: A Debtor’s “Business” Must Consist of More Than Litigating with the Mortgagee

In re Encore Prop. Mgmt. of Western N.Y., LLC, 585 B.R. 22 (Bankr. W.D. N.Y. 2018) – A mortgage lender moved to dismiss a chapter 11 case on the grounds that it was filed in bad faith. This was the second … Continue reading

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Assignment of Rents: Who Has What Interests?

Town Center Flats, LLC v. ECP Commercial II LLC (In re Town Center Flats, LLC), 855 F.3d 721 (6th Cir. 2017) – A commercial mortgagee exercised its assignment of rents prior to bankruptcy. After it then commenced a foreclosure action, the … Continue reading

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Bankruptcy Filing Veto: Better Follow the Playbook

In re Lake Michigan Beach Pottawattamie Resort LLC, 547 B.R. 899 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2016) – A mortgage lender moved to dismiss a chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed on the eve of foreclosure without the lender’s consent (in its role … Continue reading

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Single Asset Real Estate Cases: 0 Is Less Than 4 – Or Is It?

In Re Kachina Village, LLC, 538 B.R. 124 (Bankr. D. N.M. 2015) – A creditor sought to have its collateral designated as “single asset real estate” in order to trigger certain special protections relating to the automatic stay. The court’s … Continue reading

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