Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Provisions of Interest to Real Estate Owners and Lenders

This Memorandum addresses certain amendments to the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §101 et. seq. (the “Bankruptcy Code”), made by the recently enacted “Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act” (the “Act”). The amendments addressed in this Memorandum are ones of particular interest to real estate owners and lenders.

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