Riverbend Condominium Assn v. Torrance Green

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: July 13, 2015
• Docket: 14-31117
• Status: Published

Opinion

Case: 14-31117 Document: 00513113924 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/13/2015

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-31117 United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

FILED In the Matter of: TORRANCE TREMAYNE GREEN, July 13, 2015 Lyle W. Cayce Debtor Clerk

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RIVERBEND CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION,

Appellant

v.

TORRANCE TREMAYNE GREEN,

Appellee

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Before KING, SMITH, and ELROD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: In this Chapter 13 bankruptcy case, the bankruptcy court held that the privilege created by La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1123.115(1) (2014) on a Louisiana condominium for all unpaid sums assessed by the condominium association against the condominium owner is a statutory lien (as distinguished from a security interest) and is therefore subject to bifurcation under 11 U.S.C. § 1322(b)(2). The district court affirmed. For the reasons given by the district Case: 14-31117 Document: 00513113924 Page: 2 Date Filed: 07/13/2015

No. 14-31117 court in its Order and Reasons attached hereto, we affirm the district court’s affirmance of the bankruptcy court’s order. AFFIRMED.

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