In re Dougan
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
WILLIAM C. HILLMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The matter before the Court is the “Motion to Reconsider Order Denying Motion to Avoid Judicial Lien Execution of Mitchell Beede” (the “Motion to Reconsider”) filed by Liliana Dougan and Dwayne M. Dougan (collectively, the “Debtors”). On reconsideration, the Debtors challenge my prior ruling that they did not qualify as “owners” under the Massachusetts Homestead Statute1 because title to their home is held by a residential cooperative housing corporation while they hold only a ninety-nine year lease. For the reasons set…
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