The automatic stay is one of the most powerful protections provided to debtors in a bankruptcy proceeding. The stay acts as an injunction that prohibits creditors (including landlords) from commencing or continuing any proceeding against the debtor which could have been commenced prior to the bankruptcy. Applied to landlords, the automatic stay prohibits efforts to collect unpaid rent, or seek eviction, setoff, lease termination or foreclosure, among others.
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