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AFFIDAVIT WAS SUFFICIENT TO DEMONSTRATE PLAINTIFF BANK’S ENTITLEMENT TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION UNDER THE CONTROLLING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AND THE BUSINESS RECORDS EXCEPTION TO THE HEARSAY RULE (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Andrias, over a dissent, determined plaintiff bank (BOA) was entitled to summary judgment in this foreclosure action. At issue was whether an affidavit (by Mattera) in support of a prior summary judgment proceeding satisfied the the operative Administrative Order and the business records exception to the hearsay rule:

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Administrative Order 431/11 … requires the plaintiff’s counsel in a residential mortgage foreclosure action to file an affirmation confirming that he or she communicated with a representative of the plaintiff who confirmed the factual accuracy of the plaintiff’s pleadings, supporting documentation and submissions to the court … . …

To fulfill his obligations under Administrative Order 431/11, plaintiff’s counsel submitted an affidavit that comported with the form provided in Administrative Order 431/11. Counsel stated that … he had communicated with Mattera … . …

The dissent finds this affidavit deficient, stating that “because Mattera’s affidavits do not establish a complete review of, or the indicia of reliability necessary to lay a business records foundation for, the records pre-dating … acquisition of defendant’s mortgage, counsel may not rely upon alleged communications with Mattera to comply with the requirements of the Administrative Order.” However, defendant, who has continued to reside on the premises for the last 10 years without paying her mortgage, did not dispute her default or challenge the accuracy or sufficiency of Mattera’s affidavit on the third summary judgment motion.

Furthermore, CLPR 4518(a) does not require a person to have personal knowledge of each of the facts asserted in the affidavit of merit put before the court as evidence of a defendant’s default in payment … . Thus, in seeking to enforce a loan, an assignee of an original lender or intermediary predecessor may use an original loan file prepared by its assignor, when it relies upon those records in the regular course of its business… ..

Here, Mattera … satisfied these standards … . Bank of Am., N.A. v Brannon, 2017 NY Slip Op 07578, First Dept 10-31-17

FORECLOSURE (AFFIDAVIT WAS SUFFICIENT TO DEMONSTRATE PLAINTIFF BANK’S ENTITLEMENT TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION UNDER THE CONTROLLING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AND THE BUSINESS RECORDS EXCEPTION TO THE HEARSAY RULE (FIRST DEPT))/EVIDENCE (FORECLOSURE, AFFIDAVIT WAS SUFFICIENT TO DEMONSTRATE PLAINTIFF BANK’S ENTITLEMENT TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION UNDER THE CONTROLLING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AND THE BUSINESS RECORDS EXCEPTION TO THE HEARSAY RULE (FIRST DEPT))/HEARSAY (BUSINESS RECORDS EXCEPTION, FORECLOSURE, AFFIDAVIT WAS SUFFICIENT TO DEMONSTRATE PLAINTIFF BANK’S ENTITLEMENT TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION UNDER THE CONTROLLING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AND THE BUSINESS RECORDS EXCEPTION TO THE HEARSAY RULE (FIRST DEPT))/BUSINESS RECORDS (EXCEPTION TO HEARSAY RULE, FORECLOSURE, AFFIDAVIT WAS SUFFICIENT TO DEMONSTRATE PLAINTIFF BANK’S ENTITLEMENT TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION UNDER THE CONTROLLING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AND THE BUSINESS RECORDS EXCEPTION TO THE HEARSAY RULE (FIRST DEPT))

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