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Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Commercial Real Estate Disputes in Subchapter V Chapter 11 Cases: Landlord and Tenant Rights in Bankruptcy Proceedings

The treatment of commercial lease liabilities in chapter 11 cases is a frequent point of contention in commercial bankruptcy proceedings. Landlords and tenants often clash over when (and how much) rent is due when filing for...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Key Issues When Navigating A Tenant's Bankruptcy

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Recently, two significant distressed companies with thousands of commercial leases, Rite Aid Corp. and WeWork Inc., each filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, seeking in part to rationalize their geographic footprints through...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

FAQs for Commercial Landlords When a Tenant Files Chapter 11

When a tenant under an unexpired lease of nonresidential real property files a case under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, both tenant and landlord acquire rights and obligations that may contravene the terms of the lease...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Frustration of Purpose and Impossibility Doctrines in the COVID-19 Era

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In a survey of cases in federal, state and bankruptcy courts, commercial tenants seeking to delay or excuse the payment of rent because of pandemic-related downturns in business sometimes looked to the equitable doctrines of...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Rent Abatement, PPP Loans (Maybe), and Other Bankruptcy Relief in the Appropriations Act

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On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 became law. In addition to funding the government and providing coronavirus relief, the Act contains several intriguing amendments to the Bankruptcy Code. The...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Bankruptcy Court Rules Bankruptcy Code Does Not Permit Extended Rent Holiday for Retail Debtors

A recent Chuck E. Cheese decision denies the debtor’s/tenant’s request to defer paying rent after the 60-day “rent holiday.” The Bankruptcy Court applied the “plain language” rule to hold that section 365(d)(3)’s rent...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Court Holds COVID-19 Executive Order Triggers Lease’s Force Majeure Clause, Excusing Some Rent Obligations

Illinois Governor’s Executive Order prohibiting sale of food or beverages for on-premises consumption held to partially excuse restaurant tenant’s rent payment obligations. Bankruptcy Court finds that Executive Order...more

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