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Apr 14, 2020 · A: No. The landlord only has a preferred claim for 3 months after the bankruptcy. The landlord can still claim the remaining 3 months of accelerated rent – but as an ordinary unsecured creditor. Evidently, the foregoing also applies to an accelerated rent provision for any other amount (e.g. 9 months, or 12 months).
May 12, 2020 · What happens to the security deposit given or rent prepaid by the tenant? In general, the landlord will not be able to keep the security deposit given by the tenant. The security deposit is given by the tenant to guarantee the performance of its obligations in accordance with the terms of the lease, including the payment of accelerated rent in the event of default.
Jul 6, 2020 · When a tenant goes bankrupt, the trustee-in-bankruptcy steps into their shoes and can choose to keep the lease in force, or assign, surrender, disclaim, or resile from the lease. The landlord will usually want to claim all the arrears and accelerated rent for the rest of the lease term.
Mar 19, 2019 · However, where a tenant goes bankrupt, the bankruptcy trustee has the power to disclaim the lease under section 30(1)(k) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (“BIA”). To the surprise of some landlords, this disclaimer will extinguish any right of the landlord to the unexpired term of the lease, save for a preferred three months’ accelerated rent claim pursuant to section 136(1)(f).
A landlord may petition the bankruptcy court for relief from the stay if the tenant is damaging the property or if the tenant continues to not pay amounts that come due after the tenant files for bankruptcy. For example, a tenant misses two months of rent before filing for bankruptcy. The landlord has an unsecured claim for those two months ...
Tenant Bankruptcy. This Landlord's Self-Help Centre fact sheet looks at issues such as what happens when a tenant declares bankruptcy, how a landlord becomes aware of a tenant bankruptcy, and what happens if a landlord has served a notice to terminate a tenancy for non-payment of rent and the tenant assigns into bankruptcy.
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Upon the filing of a notice of intention to make a proposal or a proposal, a stay of proceedings is imposed upon the landlord pursuant to s. 69(1) and s. 69.1(1) of the Bankruptcy & Insolvency Act, respectively. That stay applies to claims by the landlord for damages for breach of the lease, if any, that exist as at the date of the filing.
