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HOLDER OF SECOND MORTGAGE COULD PROPERLY SUE ONLY ON THE UNDERLYING DEBT WITHOUT BRINGING FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS.

The Second Department determined plaintiff bank, the holder of a second mortgage on defendant’s residence to secure an equity loan, could sue to recover on the underlying debt, without bringing foreclosure proceedings. Because defendant’s ownership and possession of his residence was not at risk in the lawsuit, the protections afforded a homeowner by the foreclosure procedure were not applicable:

 

Where a creditor holds both a debt instrument and a mortgage which is given to secure the debt, the creditor may elect either to sue at law to recover on the debt, or to sue in equity to foreclose on the mortgage (… see generally RPAPL 1301). Here, contrary to the Supreme Court’s determination, the clear and unequivocal language of the parties’ agreement did not limit the plaintiff’s options to recover in the event of a default, and did not require that the plaintiff commence only a foreclosure action … . …

Accordingly, the plaintiff was free to commence the instant action to recover damages, and the protections afforded to homeowners under the foreclosure laws are inapplicable to this action, since the defendant’s ownership and possession of his residence are not at risk in this lawsuit. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v Goans, 2016 NY Slip Op 00710, 2nd Dept 2-3-16

 

MORTGAGES (SECOND MORTGAGE TO SECURE HOME EQUITY LOAN, BANK CAN SUE ON DEBT WITHOUT BRINGING FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS)/FORECLOSURE (SECOND MORTGAGE TO SECURE HOME EQUITY LOAN, BANK CAN SUE ON DEBT WITHOUT BRINGING FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS)/HOME EQUITY LOAN (SECOND MORTGAGE TO SECURE HOME EQUITY LOAN, BANK CAN SUE ON DEBT WITHOUT BRINGING FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS)/DEBTOR-CREDITOR (SECOND MORTGAGE TO SECURE HOME EQUITY LOAN, BANK CAN SUE ON DEBT WITHOUT BRINGING FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS)

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