Carlsbad, TX Bankruptcy Law Firms & Lawyers

Using a bankruptcy to stop a forcible entry and detainer is overkill. You cannot get a bankruptcy off your credit by dismissing it. Bankruptcies need to be filed with forethought and done very carefully. See if the new owner will give you more time by you paying rent for the period that you need.

Different variables may effect a different answer (see this San Diego bankruptcy attorney's website for detail), but your situation MAY correspond to this common fact pattern: If you filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy case in 2005 AND received a discharge (successful forgiveness of debt), then you can file another chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2013 (in order to receive a discharge), after it's been 8+ years after the filing date of the first chapter 7 bankruptcy. This answer (by San Diego bankruptcy attorney, Asaph Abrams) doesn't address all facts & implications of the question; it's general info, not legal advice to be relied upon. It creates no attorney-client relationship; it may be pertinent to CA and/or its Southern District Bankruptcy Court only, and it's independent of other answers. It may be time sensitive, as in past the "Use by" date: laws and case law change. Hire legal counsel before acting or refraining from bankruptcy/legal action.