Generes v. Morrell (In Re Generes)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MAROYICH, District Judge.

Joint debtors Tasker and Dorothy Generes (“Generes”), filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Plaintiffs Edward and Patricia Mor-rell (“the Morrells”) filed a claim for the return of a security deposit pursuant to the terms of a written lease agreement with debtors. Generes counterclaimed, contesting Morrell’s security deposit claim and requesting property damages, unpaid rent, and late fees incurred during a purported holdover tenancy by the Morrells. The question presented before the Bankruptcy Court…