Nearly four years after the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, issues concerning the legal consequences of executive and legislative orders shutting down business operations are still working their way through appellate courts...more
12/28/2023
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Appellate Courts ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Business Interruption ,
Commercial Leases ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Counterclaims ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Landlords ,
Maryland ,
Moratorium ,
Rent ,
Tenants
In an April 30, 2021 opinion, Maryland highest court, the Court of Appeals, largely reversed a decision of the Court of Special Appeals. The Court of Appeals held that: (a) posting a notice under Section 7-113 of Maryland’s...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES”) enacted on March 27, 2020 contains a number of provisions affecting bankruptcy cases, modification and enforcement of federally backed residential mortgage...more
3/31/2020
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Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 13 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Eviction ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Distress ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Foreclosure ,
Landlords ,
Loan Modifications ,
Moratorium ,
Mortgages ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Leases ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Tenants
Many states, including Maryland and Pennsylvania, recognize the common law form of ownership of property as “tenants by the entireties” for both real and personal property, including bank accounts. Under that form of...more
3/12/2019
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Asset Protection ,
Bank Accounts ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Consumer Bankruptcy ,
Creditors ,
Default ,
Direct Deposit ,
Fraudulent Conveyance ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Judgment Creditors ,
Landlords ,
Reaffirmation ,
Spouses ,
Tenancy by Entirety ,
Wage Garnishment ,
Wages