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Rule 6007-1. Abandonment.

(a) Trustee Abandonment/Motion to Compel Abandonment. Except as provided in (b), a trustee must use LBF 751 when giving notice of a proposed abandonment. A motion to compel abandonment by anyone other than the debtor must describe the movant's interest in the property to be abandoned, including documentation of any creation or perfection of a security interest.

(b) Trustee's Abandonment of Debtor's Residence in Chapter 7 Cases. As early as practicable in a chapter 7 case, the clerk must give notice to all creditors that the trustee may abandon real property that is the debtor's residence unless, no later than seven days before the first date set for the meeting of creditors, a creditor files an objection to abandonment and serves its objection on the debtor. Absent a timely objection and on request of the debtor or a creditor with an interest in the real property, the trustee may abandon the real property by filing LBF 751.5.

Cross-references: • Voluntary Modification of Debt Secured by Debtor's Residence in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Cases – LBR 4008-2. • Definition of "Mortgage Creditor" – LBR 9001-1(v).