NJ Ruling Sheds Light On When 'Stub Rent' Must Be Paid

By Daniel Reynolds, Luke Barefoot and David Schwartz ( January 21, 2026, 10:44 AM EST) -- A Nov. 3 decision in In re: New Rite Aid LLC in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey affirms, at least in the Third Circuit, that landlords may seek to have so-called stub rent treated as an administrative expense under Section 503(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code....

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