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Can Tax Sales Be Avoided in Bankruptcy Cases?

Author, Saint Louis University Law Journal

Zachary Langrehr examines the uncertainty surrounding tax sales in bankruptcy proceedings, focusing on the lack of a uniform standard for determining whether tax sale prices constitute "reasonably equivalent value" under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code. He explores the growing split among courts and argues that the absence of a consistent approach undermines the stability of tax sale transactions and creates uncertainty for purchasers of tax sale properties. Langrehr advocates for applying the Supreme Court's reasoning in BFP v. Resolution Trust Corp. to tax sales, or adopting a presumption that properly conducted tax sales satisfy the reasonably equivalent value requirement when key procedural safeguards are met.