11 USC § 929 - Municipal leases

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identifier: "/us/usc/t11/s929"
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title: "11 USC § 929 - Municipal leases"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "929"
section_name: "Municipal leases"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF A MUNICIPALITY"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 100–597, § 9, Nov. 3, 1988, 102 Stat. 3030.)"
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# § 929. Municipal leases

A lease to a municipality shall not be treated as an executory contract or unexpired lease for the purposes of section 365 or 502(b)(6) of this title solely by reason of its being subject to termination in the event the debtor fails to appropriate rent.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 100–597, § 9, Nov. 3, 1988, 102 Stat. 3030.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , but not applicable to any case commenced under this title before that date, see , set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under .