Category Archives: Exemptions

New York’s Highest Court Rules on Rent-Stabilized Leases in Bankruptcy

Mary Santiago-Monteverde lived in her apartment, which was rent-stabilized, for over forty years. When her husband died, she was unable to pay her credit card debts and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. She initially listed her apartment lease on Schedule G of her petition as a standard unexpired lease. Shortly thereafter, the owner of the apartment approached the Chapter 7 Trustee and offered to purchase the debtor’s interest in the lease. When the Trustee advised the debtor that he planned to accept the offer, she amended her filing to list the value of her lease on Schedule B as personal property exempt from […]

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Law v. Siegel – SCOTUS Limits the Application of 11 U.S.C. § 105

An important issue that is often addressed in Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases is whether the debtor asserts a “homestead” exemption to attempt to protect their home equity from becoming property of the bankruptcy estate. Recently, an intriguing decision was handed down by the United States Supreme Court. The important message gleaned from the court was that 11 U.S.C. § 105 cannot be invoked while disregarding other express provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.

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