The sale of real and personal property in a receivership estate is governed by 28 U.S.C. §§ 2001 and 2004, and both contain procedures for both a public and private auction of property. Regarding personal property, § 2004 provides that “[a] ny personalty sold under any order or decree of any court of the United States shall be sold in accordance with section 2001 of this title, unless the court orders otherwise.” Section 2001 provides the process pursuant to which real property may be sold under “any order or decree of any court of the United States.”
The sale of real and personal property in a receivership estate is governed by 28 U.S.C. §§ 2001 and 2004, and both contain procedures for both a public and private auction of property. Regarding personal property, § 2004 provides that “[a] ny personalty sold under any order or decree of any court of the United States shall be sold in accordance with section 2001 of this title, unless the court orders otherwise.” Section 2001 provides the process pursuant to which real property may be sold under “any order or decree of any court of the United States.”
Originally Published in ABI Journal - April 2014.
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