by Devin Sawdayi | Jan 7, 2014
A federal judge sentenced a Chapter 13 debtor to fifteen months in prison in December 2013, following his conviction of one count of bankruptcy fraud in April. Federal prosecutors accused him of failing to disclose assets, including lease contracts on residential real...
by Devin Sawdayi | Dec 16, 2013
A business owner in Maine recently took the unusual step of filing individually for Chapter 13 bankruptcy with the intention, according to local news coverage, of forestalling certain business liabilities. This includes a pending eviction brought by Oxford County...
by Devin Sawdayi | Nov 29, 2013
“Eviction” is the common term for the process by which a landlord has a tenant removed from an apartment or other leased property for violation of a lease contract, such as non-payment of rent. The word may also be used to describe proceedings brought...
