In re Bellafiore’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “There is no reason why this post-petition voluntary sale should be any different from any other sale of a debtor's residential real property conducted during the course of a bankruptcy proceeding. The [d]ebtor's fresh start should not be penalized as a result of the existence of a pre-petition contract negotiated on an arms-length basis where the [d]ebtor still owned and occupied the homestead on the [p]etition [d]ate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Ward

2. “Nothing in C.P.L.R. § 5206(a) even suggests that the homestead exemption is to be conditioned on an intent for long-term residency. Rather, the statute allows an exemption to any owner who resides on the property on the date of bankruptcy.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Ward

3. “The commencement of a case ... creates an estate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Ward