COMPLIANCE WITH NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OF REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW 1304 NOT DEMONSTRATED, BANK’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GRANTED (FIRST DEPT).
The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the bank’s motion for summary judgment should not have been granted because the papers did not demonstrate compliance with the notice provisions of Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (RPAPL) 1304:
…[T]he complaint should be dismissed as against defendant, without prejudice, because plaintiff failed to prove that it mailed the notices required by Real Estate Property Actions and Proceedings Law § 1304 … . The affidavit by Diondra Doublin, submitted by plaintiff, failed to demonstrate a familiarity with plaintiff’s mailing practices and procedures … . The fact that some of the RPAPL 1304 notices bear a certified mail number is also insufficient … . We further note that defendant submitted an affidavit denying that he had received any RPAPL 1304 notice … .
Plaintiff’s motion should be denied for the additional reason that the affidavit by defendant’s wife creates an issue of fact as to whether plaintiff delivered the notice required by RPAPL 1303 with the summons and complaint … . Nationstar Mtge., LLC v Cogen, 2018 NY Slip Op 01413, First Dept 3-1-18
FORECLOSURE (COMPLIANCE WITH NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OF REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW 1304 NOT DEMONSTRATED, BANK’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GRANTED (FIRST DEPT))/REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW (RPAPL) (FORECLOSURE, COMPLIANCE WITH NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OF REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW 1304 NOT DEMONSTRATED, BANK’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GRANTED (FIRST DEPT))