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Plaintiff Did Not Establish It Was the Lawful Holder of the Note on the Date the Action Was Commenced

The Second Department determined plaintiff did not demonstrate entitlement to summary judgment because it did not establish it had standing as the lawful holder or assignee of the underlying note.  The court explained the applicable law, noting that the assignment of a mortgage without an assignment of the note is a nullity, but the where a note is transferred, the mortgage securing the debt passes as an incident to the note:

Where, as here, the issue of standing is raised by a defendant, a plaintiff must prove its standing to be entitled to relief … . In a mortgage foreclosure action, a plaintiff has standing where it is both the holder of the subject mortgage and of the underlying note at the time the action is commenced … . Where a note is transferred, a mortgage securing the debt passes as an incident to the note … . By contrast, an assignment of a mortgage without assignment of the underlying note or bond is a nullity … . “Either a written assignment of the underlying note or the physical delivery of the note prior to the commencement of the foreclosure action is sufficient to transfer the obligation” … .

Here, the plaintiff failed to demonstrate its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law because it did not establish that it had standing as the lawful holder or assignee of the subject note on the date it commenced this action… .  MLCFC 2007-9 Mixed Astoria LLC v 36-02 35th Ave Dev LLC, 2014 NY Slip Op 02416, 2nd Dept 4-9-14

 

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