Townsend v. South Abington Sewer Authority (In Re Townsend)

OPINION AND ORDER

THOMAS C. GIBBONS, Bankruptcy Judge:

The debtors commenced an adversary proceeding pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f) to avoid a lien on their real property held by the South Abington Sewer Authority (the Sewer Authority). The Sewer Authority has moved for judgment on the pleadings and we hereby grant the motion.

The debtors, Robert John Townsend and Ethel G. Townsend, are owners of a parcel of real property in the Township of South Abington, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. While the property was owned by the debtors’ predecessors in interest, the Sewer Authority commenced…