Richardson v. Countrywide Home Loans (In Re Gregory)

OPINION RE: DEFENDANT COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOAN’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

JEFFREY R. HUGHES, Bankruptcy Judge.

Countrywide Home Loans (“Countrywide”) claims a hen in real property and a manufactured home affixed to that property. The Chapter 7 trustee asserts that Countrywide’s hen in the manufactured home can be avoided because Countrywide failed to have its name added to the certificate of title issued by the State of Michigan with respect to that manufactured home. Countrywide has filed a motion for summary judgment. For the reasons stated in this opinion, Countrywide’s motion is granted.

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