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Bankruptcy Blog
November 2, 2022

Commercial Tenant Beware!

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion on October 18, 2022, finding that a security deposit for a commercial lease was nothing more than an unsecured loan to the landlord rather than a deposit held in trust. 

Bankruptcy Blog
April 26, 2021

To Evict or Not to Evict – that is the Question.

In April 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interim final rule in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s eviction moratorium. The CFPB’s rule requires debt collectors to provide written notice to tenants of their rights under the eviction moratorium and prohibits debt collectors from misrepresenting tenants’ eligibility for protection from eviction under the moratorium.