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National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Achilles & Booth	Why Retail Landlords Want Bankruptcy Reform The 16,000-member Institute of Real Estate Management supports as a much-needed remedy for shopping center owners the proposed 210-day maximum for a debtor tenant to reject or accept a lease.
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