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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

When “preserving value” isn’t enough: what Broadway Realty teaches about lender rights in bankruptcy

A recent decision from the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has drawn a sharp line for real estate owners seeking to use lender cash in bankruptcy.1 In denying Broadway Realty’s motion to access...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

Lien on Me – How an Attorney Can Help Secure Your Debt

Too often creditors are faced with accounts that are seemingly uncollectable. If the debtor had money on hand to pay, presumably they would not have incurred the debt at all, right? Especially in the realm of medical debt,...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

The Exception to the Barton Doctrine Contained in 28 U.S.C. §959(a) Does Not Apply to State Court Receivers

Q: I am a state court receiver for an LLC that owns a number of apartment buildings, which I am now managing. I have been sued by some tenants and a tenant group. They have not obtained receivership court permission to sue...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Renewal Judgments Under CPLR 5014 in the Face of Defective Service of Process

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By Jonathan H. Freiberger Today’s article relates to renewal judgments under CPLR 5014 in the face of potentially defective service of process. This BLOG has previously addressed CPLR 5014...more

Jaburg Wilk

If I forget to Record My Affidavit of Renewal, Will I Lose My Priority Spot?

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When a creditor obtains an Arizona judgment, the first task the Judgment Creditor usually completes is recording the Judgment with the appropriate Arizona County Recorder’s Office, being sure to include a Judgment Debtor...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Supreme Court Settles Debate on Passive Retention of Property

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For some time, bankruptcy courts wrestled over whether creditors violated the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay provision under 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)(3) by creditors’ passive retention of a debtor’s property once a debtor files...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

For Hawaiian Golf Project, it’s Aloha New Ownership, Aloha Old Debt

The owners of an ambitious Hawaiian golf project in the Makaha Valley of Oahu said Aloha (hello) to new owners, and Aloha (goodbye) to old debt obligations...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Does surrender in bankruptcy accelerate a debt? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin February 25, 2022

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McGlinchey’s Commercial Law Bulletin is a biweekly update of recent, unique, and impactful cases in state and federal courts in the area of commercial litigation. We’re pleased to expand our Commercial Law Bulletin from its...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Summary: HB 2617’s Amendments to Existing Arizona Homestead Exemption & Judgment Lien Laws

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HB 2617 is significantly altering the Arizona homestead exemption laws on December 31, 2021. Under current law, up to $150,000 in equity proceeds in a debtor’s home is exempt from collection by creditors. Additionally,...more

Jaburg Wilk

2021 Amendments to Arizona’s Homestead Statute Confused Yet?

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There has been a good amount of commentary regarding Arizona House Bill 2617, which amends the Arizona Homestead Statute, and related statutes, effective January 1, 2022. Despite what appears to be the consensus, the Bill is...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

First in Time is Not First in Right for New Jersey Judgments

A harsh reality in any business, including construction, is that there will be people who owe you money but do not have it. In general, a simple collection action can be brought against these individuals to obtain a judgment...more

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NC Court of Appeals Confirms Judgments Follow Real Property After Transfer

As too many judgment creditors know (or sometimes quickly learn), a judgment is often not worth much more than the paper on which it is printed. One important exception, however, is when the judgment debtor owns real...more

Snell & Wilmer

Married Couple’s Acquisition of Title as Joint Tenants Does Not Rebut the Presumption of Community Property

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In re Brace, 470 P.3d 15 (Cal. 2020), a California married couple acquired real property with community funds, and took title as “husband and wife as joint tenants.” When the husband filed a chapter 7 petition in bankruptcy,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

In Alabama, Not All Debts Are Created Equal

Alabama’s materialman’s lien statute (specifically, Ala. Code § 35-11-211) was intended to provide construction lenders priority over materialmen as to debts relating to construction projects, and this intent was recently...more

Carlton Fields

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending April 26, 2019

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Real Property Update - • Foreclosure / Reverse Mortgage / Condition Precedent: bank failed to establish that the subject property was not the principal residence of surviving co-borrower under its reverse mortgage, a...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Deal With It: Section 1141(c) May Apply to Property not Identified in a Disclosure Statement

Under Section 1141(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, property “dealt with” in a confirmed plan is free and clear of the claims and interests of creditors, provided the holder of the claim or interest participated in the bankruptcy...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

“Free and Clear” Means You’re out of Here?

Section 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code provides considerable protection to a tenant in the event of a bankruptcy filing by its landlord. Despite rejection of its lease, the tenant can elect to retain its rights, including the...more

Snell & Wilmer

Not so Fast! How Does Revoking Acceleration of a Note Impact the Statute of Limitations?

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Lenders routinely accelerate notes after a default occurs, calling the entire loan due immediately. Less regularly, a lender may change its mind and unilaterally revoke the acceleration. Rarely, however, does a lender fail to...more

Burr & Forman

Failla And Taylor Are Alive And Well: Eleventh Circuit Again Confirms That Debtors Cannot Retain Secured Property Absent...

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For the third time in less than two years, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a chapter 7 debtor who does not reaffirm secured debt or redeem the property must surrender the property. In re Woide, No....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Denies Motion to Sell Free and Clear of Senior Lien

The Delaware bankruptcy court recently denied a debtors’ motion to sell real estate free and clear of a bank’s senior liens on the properties. The court rejected the debtors’ arguments that the bank could be compelled to take...more

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