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Auto-Renewals and the True Lease Question

By Robert W. Ihne
September 02, 2015

Whether a transaction called a lease is indeed a lease ' i.e., a true lease ' or instead a lease that creates a security interest is an issue that arises frequently in case law. It often comes up in the context of bankruptcy proceedings, where the treatment of true leases and secured transactions differs in very significant ways. Outside of bankruptcy, if the rights of a lessor against a lessee in default are to be enforced, there is likewise a very material difference in the rights and obligations of both parties depending upon whether the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article to be applied is Article 2A governing true leases or Article 9 governing secured transactions.

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