Legal Opinion
Kelly L. Makowka v.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 9, 2014No. 13-3469PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to interpret a state statute—the Pennsylvania Uniform Planned Community Act (UPCA), 68 Pa. Cons.Stat. §§ 5101-414—in the bankruptcy context. Appellant Kelly Makowka seeks in Chapter 13 proceedings to avoid a portion of claims made by her homeowners association, Pocono Mountain Lake Estates Community Association (the Association). The Bankruptcy Court, in an order affirmed by the District Court, held that the Association had a valid statutory lien on Makowka’s residence pursuant to the UPCA, which the Association had enforced by obtaining…
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