Abstract
Bankrupt homeowners across the United States continue to struggle because of the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Although zombie foreclosures present a significant issue for individuals who filed for bankruptcy during the last few years, there is no satisfactory legal remedy. The Bankruptcy Code and bankruptcy courts may offer an overlooked solution to the problem. Due to flexibility within bankruptcy courts, bankruptcy judges have a greater degree of discretion within certain situations to fulfill their equitable powers. Bankruptcy judges can take the realities of the debtor's circumstances into account in ways that state and federal courts cannot. This Comment's recommendations demonstrate the need for both courts and Congress to reconsider the Bankruptcy Code as a solution to zombie foreclosures. With a few amendments, the Bankruptcy Code should be able to help alleviate the zombie foreclosure problem.
Recommended Citation
Amanda McQuade,
The Antidote to Zombie Foreclosures: How Bankruptcy Courts Should Address the Zombie Foreclosure Crisis,
32
Emory Bankr. Dev. J.
507
(2016).
Available at:
https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/ebdj/vol32/iss2/9