You need legal counsel in order to answer this one. If you have defaulted on a mortgage, then it is possible that surrendering the house is the right thing to do. If you believe there are circumstances that make this case different, then a lawyer may be able to help, if you can find one that agrees with your assessment.
The Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House was in the year 1865, on April 9th.
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia was at McLean House.
Grant (Union) taking the surrender of Lee (Confederate). Some say that George Meade should have taken the surrender, as commander of the victorious Army of the Potomac. Grant was General-in-Chief of the Union, travelling alongside the army.
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Appomattox Court House
General Lee did not surrender in Atlanta. He surrendered at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
The Army of the Potomac, commanded by Gordon Meade, closely accompanied by the US General-in-Chief, Ulysses Grant, in his mobile HQ. Some said Meade should have taken the surrender, but as Lee was not only commander of the Army of Northern Virginia but also General-in-Chief of the Confederacy, it seemed appropriate that he should surrender to Grant.
Appomattox Court House
Why should you get the title? If the debt is secured by the condo or house, you cannot get a discharge of that debt unless you surrender the asset in the chapter 7.
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
You or your lawyer should negotiate the date of surrender. You will not usually have long, but some mortgagees may be willing to let the bankrupt stay if the pay a "use and occupancy" fee in lieu of rent. Again, only until they can finish whatever needs to be done to sell the house at auction.
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia under Lee at Appomattox Court House.