Selling a Home During an “Open Bankruptcy” and Protecting the Proceeds in Arizona

Selling a Home During an “Open Bankruptcy” and Protecting the Proceeds in Arizona​ Arizona has a friendly homestead exemption, which allows anyone over 18 years of age and who resides in Arizona, to protect up to $150,000 in equity (See A.R.S. §33-1101(A)(1)). If the homestead is sold, the resulting proceeds are also exempt up to […]

A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Discharges Post-Filing HOA Fees

A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Discharges Post-Filing HOA Fees Case: Goudelock v. Sixty-01 Association of Apartment Owners, 16-35384 (9th Cir. July 10, 2018) The Ninth Circuit court recently made a great decision in favor of homeowners surrendering their property after filing bankruptcy, and the issue of do you keep paying HOA fees? The Court held in […]