At the end of 2020, Congress enacted the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, partially in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis. While funding the federal government and preventing a government...more
4/1/2021
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Bankruptcy Code ,
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Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Tenants ,
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debtors ,
Landlords ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Small Business ,
State and Local Government ,
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Time Extensions
IN BRIEF -
• The current economic decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will result in a surge of debtors in need of bankruptcy protection.
• Subchapter V to the rescue! Despite some burdens on debtors, the advantages...more
Small businesses often struggle to reorganize in bankruptcy. To address this issue, Congress passed the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (the SBRA). The SBRA took effect in February 2020 and makes small business...more
On Friday March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the third major piece of coronavirus-related legislation in the last several weeks – the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES). The new law...more
Small businesses often struggle to reorganize in bankruptcy. To address this issue, Congress passed the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019. The act took effect in February 2020 and makes small business bankruptcies...more