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How Can a Secured Creditor Repossess Collateral Without Breaching the Peace?

Jimerson Firm

In the event the borrower defaults, usually by failing to make loan payments, a secured creditor has a right to take possession of the collateral. The quickest and cheapest way for a secured creditor to take possession of the collateral is by self-help repossession. Entry Upon the Debtor’s Premises. 679.609, Fla.

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Secured Creditors Beware: Ninth Circuit Holds a Chapter 13 Debtor may Avoid Liens Even if not Entitled to a Discharge

The Creditors Rights

This section prohibits the granting of a chapter 13 discharge if the debtor received a chapter 7 discharge within four years prior to the commencement of his chapter 13 case. 2015) held a chapter 20 debtor may in his chapter 13 case avoid a lien under § 506(d) even if § 1328(f) precludes him from receiving a discharge.

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Supreme Court Expands Creditors’ by Allowing Denial of a Discharge Under Sec. 523(a)(2)(A) if Debtor Transfers Assets in Violation of State Fraudulent Transfer Statute

The Creditors Rights

Section 523(a)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code allows a creditor to obtain a judgment denying its debtor a discharge of debts incurred by false pretenses or actual fraud. Husky sued Ritz under a Texas statute which allows creditors to hold shareholders responsible for corporate debts under circumstances involving actual fraud.

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Secured vs Unsecured Debt: Everything You Need to Know

Sawin & Shea

If a debtor has assets that are not protected under those statutes, the trustee can liquidate those items and use the proceeds to pay creditors back something. This is a voluntary agreement between a secured creditor and the debtor that re-obligates the debtor on the secured debt.

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Hanna Lahr Named in Birmingham Business Journal’s 2021 Top 40 Under 40

Burr Forman

Hanna is a partner in the firm’s CreditorsRights & Bankruptcy group. Her practice focuses on representing creditors and debtors, both in and out of court, on a variety of issues. Hanna helps clients enforce or restructure debt obligations, including through the bankruptcy process. About Burr & Forman LLP.

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Five Burr Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s 2022 “500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers” List

Burr Forman

In addition, he serves as the Atlanta Office Managing Partner while practicing in the firm’s CreditorsRights and Bankruptcy and Lending Practice Groups. Hall was named in the Bankruptcy & CreditorsRights, including Litigation specialty.

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SBA Loans: How to Maximize Recovery by Liquidating Personal Property

Jimerson Firm

Self-Help Repossession: In Florida, a secured creditor may use self-help repossession to take possession of collateral, provided its efforts do not breach the peace. Florida case law provides that a breach of the peace occurs if the secured creditor enters the debtor’s land to repossess the collateral, without the debtor’s consent.