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Agricultural Liens: Better Figure out the Right i’s To Dot and t’s to Cross

Fishback Nursery, Inc. v. PNC Bank, N. A., 920 F.3d 932 (5th Cir. 2019) – In this priority dispute two nurseries sold trees and shrubs to a commercial wholesale farm that went bankrupt. They claimed their agricultural liens in the debtor’s … Continue reading

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Delinquent Property Tax Procedures: To Stay or Not to Stay

In re Administrative Order Regarding Sale of Tax Certificates by Florida Tax Collectors, FLMB 2018-1, 583 B.R. 794 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2018) – In response to repeated requests for comfort orders, a bankruptcy court issued a district wide administrative order confirming … Continue reading

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Preferences: Judgment Creditors May Find Themselves Exposed Given the Nature of Judgment Liens

Karim v. Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC (In re Karim), 582 B.R. 193 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2018) – Chapter 11 debtors sought to avoid prepetition transfers to a judgment creditor as preferences. The debtors received a check in connection with the sale … Continue reading

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Statutory Liens: May Not Necessarily Be Unassailable

Los Angeles County Treasurer v. Mainline Equipment, Inc. (In re Mainline Equipment, Inc.), 865 F.3d 1179 (9th Cir. 2017) – A Chapter 11 debtor sought to avoid a county’s prepetition personal property tax liens pursuant to section 545 of the Bankruptcy … Continue reading

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Automatic Stay: Beware State Specific Quirks When Filing Liens

In re Linear Electric Co., 852 F.3d 313 (3rd Cir. 2017) – After a general contractor filed bankruptcy, two of its suppliers filed construction liens against property of owners who had contracts with the contractor. The debtor sought a determination that … Continue reading

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Federal Tax Liens: Be on the Lookout for Tax Lien Notices – Perfection and Priority Can Be Tricky

In re Aquatic Pools, Inc., 567 B.R. 376 (Bankr. D. N.M. 2017) – The IRS filed a proof of claim that included unpaid taxes, prepetition penalties and prepetition interest. The chapter 11 debtor objected to the IRS’ proof of claim … Continue reading

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