BLT (Bankruptcy Lawyer Topics): “Tenants” – by Matt Leichter, Esq.
BLT (Bankruptcy Lawyer Topics) is a periodic review and comparison of consumer bankruptcy topics being covered on bankruptcy lawyer blogs.
Holding a J.D. and an International Affairs M.A. from Marquette University, Matt Leichter (matt [dot] leichter [at] gmail [dot] com) is an attorney licensed in Wisconsin and New York. Fearing for the legal profession’s future, he has begun documenting the law school tuition bubble at his own blog, The Law School Tuition Bubble, where you can read his latest post, “Rubber Links—The ABA and U.S. News Spread the Blame for Rising Law School Tuition”.
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GENERAL or NON-STATE SPECIFIC
American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Bankruptcy Blog Exchange
- Landlords as creditors: tenant insolvency
- Tenant Protections in Foreclosure
- Does Your Landlord have any Obligations to Mitigate Damages if You Breach Your Lease?
- Samsonite Files for Bankruptcy and Plans to Reject Up to 84 Store Leases
- When Red is the Color of the Season: Commercial Property Leases and Bankruptcy
- “Stub Rent” Considered Administrative Expense Obligation by Delaware District Court
- CVAs can compromise guaranteed landlords’ claims if IPs are careful
- Cathy Vance, Resident Guru, Calls Expansive Invocation of the In Pari Delicto Defense a “Jurisprudential House of Cards”
- Don’t Flub “Stub” Rent: Some Thoughts on Code Section 365(d)(3) from Yitzhak Greenberg
- Debtors: On Vacating the Premises, Take Your Goo With You!
- Landlords beware – post administration rent is an unsecured claim
- New Fannie Mae “Deed for Lease” Program May Be an Alternative to Foreclosure But It May Not Be the Best Choice for Many Homeowners
- Chapter 11 May Be a Good Option for “Land Rich, Cash Poor” Clients
- Eviction After Foreclosure: Is There An Automatic Stay?
***SEE MORE BLOG POSTS FROM BANKRUPTCY LAWYERS AROUND THE U.S.***
MARYLAND
Belsky Weinberg & Horowitz – Maryland Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog and Maryland Lawyer Online (Baltimore, Columbia, Greenbelt, Rockville, Glen Burnie, Hagerstown, MD)
MASSACHUSETTS
Bill McLeod (McLeod Law Offices) – McLeod Law Blog (Boston, MA)
- When You Discover that You Are a Creditor in a Bankruptcy Case…
- Patrick Administration Provides New Resource to Assist Tenants Impacted by Foreclosure
- Housing Discrimination Judgment: Non Dischargeable
- Thoughts on When to “Walk Away”
- Patrick Administration Provides New Resource to Assist Tenants Impacted by Foreclosure
- Think It’s a Good Time to Buy Real Estate?
MICHIGAN
Kurt O’Keefe, Esq. – Bankruptcy Blog (G.P. Woods, MI)
NEVADA
Haines & Krieger (Las Vegas, NV)
- Haines & Krieger Las Vegas Foreclosure Round-up 04.02.10
- Can Bankruptcy Stop A Las Vegas Rental Eviction?
Black & LoBello Law Blog (Las Vegas, NV)
- Minimizing the Risks of a Deficiency Judgment
- Service Members Civil Relief Act Provides Protection from Judgments and Debt Collections
- Justice Department Protects Military Servicemembers from Landlords
- Why Renters Get The Shaft | Forbes
- Protecting Tenants in Foreclosure
NEW JERSEY
Stark & Stark – Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Blog (Lawrenceville, NJ)
- · Florida Law finally catches up with Stark & Stark
- · More New Jersey Shore Towns to Require Annual Rental Licenses
- · What Associations Need To Know When Considering Requests By Disabled Owners For A “Reasonable Accommodation”
- · Condo-Hotels?
- · Developing Interior Fit-out Guidelines for Tenant Spaces in Green Building
- · Mere Status as a Tenant Not Sufficient to Require Notice of Public Hearing
- · Handling and Protecting the Association, With Respect to an Owner’s Bankruptcy
- · A Primer on Green Leases: Special considerations that permeate the negotiation process
- · When A Subcontractor Should File & Perfect a Lien Claim
- · Recently Passed New Jersey Foreclosure Fairness Act Effective January 26, 2010 and February 16, 2010
- ¡MORE!
NEW YORK
Bruce Weiner, Esq. (Rosenberg Musso & Weiner) – NYBankruptcyNet (Brooklyn, NY)
Craig D. Robins, Esq. – Long Island Bankruptcy Blog (Woodbury, NY)
- New Fannie Mae “Deed for Lease” Program May Be an Alternative to Foreclosure But It May Not Be the Best Choice for Many Homeowners
- KRN Holding, LLC Seeks Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Relief
- Everything That Can Go Wrong With the Meeting of Creditors. Part Three: More Problems and Dilemmas
Daniel Gershberg, Esq., P.C. (Newark, NJ and Brooklyn, NY)
- Manhattan Real Estate and Bankruptcy Lessons Learned: Don’t Bite Off More than You Can Chew
- New York City Landlords should not throw out their tenants belongings post eviction
- An attorney’s advice on evicting Brooklyn tenants…the easy way.
Starr & Starr, PLLC – New York Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog (New York, NY)
- Bankruptcy and Eviction in New York
- New York Financial Crisis’ Affect on NYC Restaurants and Bankruptcy Options
Upstate New York
Alexander Korotkin, Esq. – Rochester Bankruptcy and Debt Relief (Rochester, NY)
TEXAS
Reed Allmand, Esq. (Allmand & Lee) – Reed’s Bankruptcy Attorney Blog (Dallas and Ft. Worth, TX)
- Foreclosure Crisis Pushes Renters Into Homelessness
- Being Unemployed Doesn’t Mean Foreclosure Is Inevitable
- Can Bankruptcy Stop My Eviction?
- More Job Losses And Extended Unemployment Could Mean More Foreclosures
- Massive Apartment Management Company Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Why Rental Units May Be The Next Victims In The Foreclosure Crisis?
- Fannie Mae Offers Homeowners Facing Foreclosure An “Opportunity” To Rent Not Own?
- Luxury Apartment Foreclosure Surprises Residents
- Are You A Renter Facing Eviction Because Of Foreclosure?
- How To Pay Delinquent Rent During Bankruptcy
Cary & Lippincott – Texas Collection Law Blog (Austin, TX)
Fears & Nachawati – Texas Bankruptcy Blog (Austin, Houston and San Antonio, TX)
J. Michael McBride, P.C. – TexasLawyerBlog (Ft. Worth, TX)
- Bankruptcy Exemptions and Tenancies by the Entirety
- New Code Favors Tenants
- True Lease vs. Financing
CALIFORNIA
Northern California
Bob Eisenbach, Esq. (Cooley Godward Kronish LLP) – In The (Red): Business Bankruptcy Blog (San Francisco, CA)
- · A Fly In The Ointment: Sale Of Property May Cut Off Landlord’s Section 502(b)(6) Lease Rejection Claim For Future Rent
- The Terrible Twos? A Look At BAPCPA’s Impact On Business Bankruptcy Cases At Its Second Anniversary
- The Bull Rips A Hole In The Matador’s Cape: New Ninth Circuit Decision Limits Reach Of Section 502(b)(6)’s Landlord Cap
- Commercial Real Estate Leases: How Are They Treated In Bankruptcy?
Sagaria Law, PC – California Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog (San Jose, Freemon, Monterrey, Redwood City, Salinas, Sacramento, CA); also by Scott Sagaria – American Bankruptcy Association (ABA) Journal California Bankruptcy Blog
- What is a Notice of Eviction?
- More on the Automatic Stay
- Monterey Bankruptcy Attorney Discusses Phony Attorney’s Bankruptcy Conviction Reversed By Ninth Circuit In California
Southern California
Howard Nassiri (Vincent D. Howard, Esq. and Damian J. Nassiri, Esq.) – California Bankruptcy Attorney Blog (Anaheim, CA)
- Commercial Real Estate Loans Packaged Into Securities Defaulting in Record Numbers
- Report Places Value of U.S. Distressed Commercial Real Estate at $187.4 Billion
- Mortgage Lenders Trying to Trick Renters of Foreclosed Homes With Illegal Eviction Notices
DELAWARE
Fox Rothschild, LLP – Delaware Bankruptcy Litigation
- · Samsonite Files for Bankruptcy and Plans to Reject Up to 84 Store Leases
- A Closer Look at the DBSI Bankruptcy
- · Shopping Centers Receive Preferred Treatment Under the Bankruptcy Code
- Ten Things Every Commercial Landlord Should Know About a Tenant in Bankruptcy
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Brian V. Lee, Esq. – All About Bankruptcy (Washington, D.C.)
FLORIDA
Jonathan Alper, Esq. – Florida Bankruptcy Law Blog (Orlando, FL)
Jordan E. Bublick, Esq. – South Florida Bankruptcy Law Blog (Miami, FL)
GEORGIA
Jonathan Ginsberg, Esq. – theBKLaw (Atlanta, GA)
- Honest Renters Get Caught in Foreclosure Disasters
- Does Your Landlord have any Obligations to Mitigate Damages if You Breach Your Lease?
- Can I Include Past Due Apartment Rent in My Bankruptcy, Avoid Eviction and Stay in the Apartment?
ILLINOIS
Kevin Chern, Esq. – The Bankruptcy Lawyers Blog (Chicago, IL)
INDIANA
Mark S. Zuckerberg, Esq. (Indianapolis, IN)
- Renters Caught Between Someone Else’s Foreclosure And Their Own Indiana Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy In Indiana Affects Tenants And Landlords
- Indiana Bankruptcy Lawyer: You Can’t Take The Personal Out Of The Business
- Indianapolis Bankruptcy Lawyer Answers Readers’ Questions From Liens To Life Leases
- Bankruptcy Blog Reader’s Question: Which Is Better – Deed For Lease Or Mortgage Modification?
- Stories Of A Winner And A Bankruptcy In Commercial Real Estate
- Bankruptcy Prevention Action: Illinois Sheriff Reins In Eviction Posse
- Job Market Update Bodes Well For Rebuilding Post-bankruptcy In Indiana
- Renters’ Rights In Foreclosure?
- Good News/Bad News Update For The Indiana Economy
LOUISIANA
Kean Miller Hawthorne D’Armond McCowan & Jarman LLP – Louisiana Law Blog: Bankruptcy & Business Reorganization (Baton Rouge, New Orleans, LA)
- Preparing for a Tenant’s Bankruptcy – the Landlord’s Perspective
- Three Things Every Contractor Should Know Before Signing That Construction Contract for Building Remediation
- COMMERCIAL LEASES: EXCLUSIVE AND PROHIBITED USE CLAUSES
- Tenant Improvements – Who Owns Them?
- Understanding a Lease Obligation to Restore to “Original Condition”
- Chalk One Up for the Landlords: Use Clauses Must be Honored in Tenants’ Bankruptcies
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