Hijjawi v. Five North Wabash Condominium Ass'n

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

RUBEN CASTILLO, District Judge.

This unusual appeal arises from a dispute over whether condominium fees and assessments incurred during the pendency of a bankruptcy proceeding, after the filing of a Chapter 11 petition and prior to the case’s conversion to a Chapter 7 proceeding, are dischargeable debts. The bankruptcy court held that such fees and assessments were not dischargeable.

Appellant Amy Hijjawi filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. She later converted the proceeding to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and was granted a…