Remember, Landlords Are Sacred Cows in Bankruptcy

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By M. Jonathan Hayes, Resnik Hayes Moradi LLP (Los Angeles, CA) (Reprinted with permission. Originally published by the Los Angeles Daily Journal on May 20, 2021)

We have been getting a lot of calls recently as you might expect from distressed small businesses. The “free” government money is starting to run out and panic is setting in. The potential client explains that things are getting better and they just need a little more time to get back up to speed; they would like to know their options.

It’s unfortunate how many of these calls in . . .

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