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HR 6020 111th Congress House

Tenant Rights Restoration Act of 2010

Official title: To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to the sale by the trustee of property that is subject to a lease.

Introduced: July 30, 2010 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyHousing finance and home ownership
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 20, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Jul 30, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 30, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 20, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tenant Rights Restoration Act of 2010 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to prohibit a bankruptcy trustee from selling real estate that is the property of the estate free and clear of an existing leasehold interest unless the lessee is permitted to elect either to: (1) treat such lease as terminated by the sale; or (2) retain its rights in or appurtenant to the real property for the balance of the lease term, including any renewal or extension of such rights, to the extent that they are enforceable under applicable nonbankruptcy law.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6020: Tenant Rights Restoration Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6020/
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"H.R. 6020: Tenant Rights Restoration Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6020/.
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H.R. 6020, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6020/.
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