Overland Park Bankruptcy Law Firm

When a debtor files a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, the automatic stay under Section 362 bars the lessor (landlord) from “any act to obtain possession of property of the estate or of property from the estate” except through the bankruptcy court. A debtor who remains in possession of leased property will be expected to continue to pay the rent for such property. But there can arise many legal issues regarding when the rent is payable, what priority it has in relation to other debts, the measure of the rent, and the collectability of any past rent due.

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