Topic
Lien
121 published works
Housing Plus
Implications of a homeowner association’s statutory priming lien
By Anna A. Mahaney, Christopher A. Sickles
While representing an institutional lender in the making of a loan secured by real property located in Colorado, we came across an increasingly relevant issue regarding properties subject to a…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Lien Stripping in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
By Bryan Fears
Section 506(a) of the Bankruptcy Code separates the debtor’s obligations into two general categories or “claims”: secured claims and unsecured claims. Secured claims are obligations in which payment is guaranteed…
Notice of Appeal
Condo Shoppers – Beware of Lurking Liens
Article by Sook Kim, Summer Associate and law student at University of Washington School of Law [Learn more about Stoel Rives' summer program here] In BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP…
Global IP & Technology Law Blog
Can I hold on to this database until I get paid?
The UK Court of Appeal has missed an opportunity to bring English law on liens up-to-date. In the case of Your Response v Datateam Business Media, it held that a…
Impudent Bankruptcy Lawyer
Now in Play: §506(d) "Strip-Offs" in Chapter 7
On March 31, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States denied certiorari in Bank of America, N.A. v. Sinkfield, Petition No. 13-700. To put it in terms…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Avoiding Statutory Liens in Bankruptcy
By Bryan Fears
The Bankruptcy Code separates judicial liens (liens often created by a judgment) from statutory liens (liens often created by a statute). Judicial liens are generally avoidable by a debtor in…
Georgia Bankruptcy Law Network
If A Secured Debt is Improperly Scheduled as an Unsecured Debt Does the Lien Go Away?
By Scott Riddle
One of the more common concepts in Bankruptcy Court, and most other courts, is that if a party does not respond or object to the relief requested by another party,…
Land Use Prof Blog
Professors’ Corner teleconference on Real Estate Issues in the Bankruptcy Courts
It's time for the monthly "Professors' Corner" teleconference sponsored by the ABA Real Property Section. Here's this month's info! --Matt Festa***Professors' Corner: Wednesday, August 14, 201312:30pm Eastern/11:30am Central/9:30am PacificCall-in number:…
PropertyProf Blog
August Professor’s Corner Call
By propertyprof
It's time to invite you to this month's Professors' Corner call, sponsored by the ABA RPTE Section. From this month's host, Wilson Freyermuth:Professors' Corner: Wednesday, August 14, 201312:30pm Eastern/11:30am Central/9:30am…
New Jersey Law Blog
The Importance of the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Community Associations Filing Liens
Community associations should always record their respective Governing Documents and this becomes of particular importance if the documents provide for the creation of a lien upon failure to pay assessments.…