SBRA – The Sequel: Leases in Bankruptcy Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

By Lawrence R. Ahern, III, Brown & Ahern (Nashville, TN)

Introduction

The Academy has focused at length on the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA).1 SBRA deals on its face with a non-consumer topic, but it is of interest also to Chapter 12 and 13 trustees and debtors, creating a new, more debtor-friendly subchapter V of Chapter 11 for small businesses.

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

As the bankruptcy community was introduced to SBRA, which became effective February . . .

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