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Federal courts also possess inherent authority to assess attorney’s fees and litigation costs against a plaintiff who has acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly or for oppressive reasons. [5] Several states also have exceptions to the American rule in both statutes and case law.
The stay does not stop an eviction proceeding if the landlord has already obtained a judgment of possession prior to the bankruptcy case being filed, § 362(b)(22). The stay also would not apply in a situation where the eviction is based on "endangerment" of the rented property or "illegal use of controlled substances" on the property, § 362(b ...
Aug. 21—Several local counties saw big increases in eviction filings last year — Butler County had the highest eviction rate in the state, and Montgomery County had the most new eviction cases ...
The willingness of governments to allow lenders to place debtor-in-possession financing claims ahead of an insolvent company's existing debt varies; US bankruptcy law expressly allows this [8] while French law had long treated the practice as soutien abusif, requiring employees and state interests be paid first even if the end result was liquidation instead of corporate restructuring.
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Eviction in the United States refers to the pattern of tenant removal by landlords in the United States. [1] In an eviction process, landlords forcibly remove tenants from their place of residence and reclaim the property. [2] Landlords may decide to evict tenants who have failed to pay rent, violated lease terms, or possess an expired lease. [1]
Chapter 7 of Title 11 U.S. Code is the bankruptcy code that governs the process of liquidation under the bankruptcy laws of the U.S. In contrast to bankruptcy under Chapter 11 and Chapter 13, which govern the process of reorganization of a debtor, Chapter 7 bankruptcy is the most common form of bankruptcy in the U.S. [1]