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LOCAL STANDARDS HOUSING DEDUCTION: NO MORTGAGE? NO PROBLEM!
[Season 5, Episode 5] An above-median Chapter 13 debtor who pays for cell phone service and wood pellets for heating is entitled to deduct the entire Local Standards Housing and Utilities allowance issued by the IRS notwithstanding that the debtor does not pay the mortgage.
Lundin on Chapter 13 Sections:
§ 92.3 Current Monthly Income: The Baseline
§ 95.3 Local Standards: Housing and Transportation
Additional Resources:
In re Moreno, 2023 WL 8519682 (Bankr. D. N.M. Dec.7, 2023) (Jacobvitz).
In re Currie, 537 B.R. 884 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2015).
Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N.A., 562 U.S. 61 (2011).
New Bankruptcy Workshop Video!
HOW TO CLEAR TITLE IN A CHAPTER 13 CASE
[Season 5, Episode 4] After completion of payments under confirmed Chapter 13 plan that strips off a wholly unsecured junior mortgage on the debtor’s residence, bankruptcy court has comprehensive authority under Bankruptcy Rule 7070 to order the lien holder to remove its cloud on title to the property.
Lundin on Chapter 13 Sections:
§ 80.13 Modification of Unsecured Home Mortgage: Before and After BAPCPA
Additional Resources:
In re Buettner , 2023 WL 6623362 (Bankr. E.D. CA Oct. 11, 2023) (Klein).
Zimmer v. PSB Lending Corp. (In re Zimmer) , 313 F.3d 1220 (9th Cir. 2002).
New Bankruptcy Workshop Video!
[Season 5, Episode 3] Too many courts have burdened Chapter 13 debtors with duties of self-reporting and disclosure after confirmation that are not supported by the Code or Rules.
Lundin on Chapter 13 Sections:
§ 42.7 Tax Return Duties—On Request
§ 42.8 Consequences of Failure to File or Provide Tax Returns
§ 42.10 Annual Income and Expense Statement—On Request
§ 122.2 Windfalls, Inheritances, Lotteries and the Like
§ 126.6 Modification after Confirmation after BAPCPA
§ 127.9 To Increase Payments to Creditors
Additional Resources:
In re Mosley, No. 19-15907-RAM, 2022 WL 16952441 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. Nov. 15, 2022) (Mark).
In re Lee, No. 16-53256, 2022 WL 4085882 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. Sept. 6, 2022) (Gretchko).
In re Poe, No. 19-60528, 2022 WL 3639415 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio Aug. 23, 2022) (not for publication) (Kendig).
In re Ilyev, No. 17-12987-KHK, 2022 WL 2965029 (Bankr. E.D. Va. July 26, 2022) (Kenney).
In re Boyd, 618 B.R. 133 (Bankr. D.S.C. July 17, 2020) (Waites).
In re Williams, No. 18-80539-PRT, 2022 WL 2445423 (Bankr. E.D. Okla. July 5, 2022) (Thomas).
Stanley v. FCA US, LLC, 51 F.4th 215 (6th Cir. Oct. 18, 2022) (McKeague, Thapar, Readler).
Love v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 677 F.3d 258 (5th Cir. Apr. 4, 2012) (King, Wiener, Haynes).
In re Fridley, 380 B.R. 538 (9th Cir. BAP 2007) (Klein, Montali, Jury).
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