Can past rent and eviction costs be included in bankruptcy?

Yes have to rent and eviction cost may be included in a bankruptcy, but you will not be able to stay in the property. Bankruptcy to remove your obligation to pay, but it does not allow you the benefit of what you should paid for. Therefore if you write off past rent in a bankruptcy, you will certainly be evicted. But if you're already evicted and already out of the house or apartment you lived in, just include the past rent and eviction costs in your chapter 7 bankruptcy and it will be discharged. I have responded to your inquiry according to the laws of Massachusetts, where my firm is located. Laws can vary significantly from state to state and cases tend to be rather fact-specific, so you are best served by consulting with a knowledgeable attorney in weighing your options. Email messages/Online Correspondence are akin to conversations and do not reflect the level of analysis applied to formal legal opinions. Email/Online responses do not form an attorney-client relationship.    Joseph F. Botelho, Esq. BOTELHO LAW GROUP Attorneys At Law http://fallriverbankruptcyattorney.com/ 901 Eastern Ave.  Unit 2 Fall River, MA 02723  Office:  888-269-0688 FAX:    877-475-8147 #bankruptcy  #lawyer  #FallRiver  #Chapter7  #chapter13  #debt  #debtsettlement  #foreclosure  #attorney   #cantpaybills  #lawsuit  #court  #bankruptcycourt  #eviction  #lostmyjob