DEFENDANT’S BARE DENIAL OF THE RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF THE FORECLOSURE ACTION WAS NOT A SUFFICIENT BASIS FOR GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined defendant’s bare denial of the receipt of notice of the foreclosure action was not a sufficient basis for granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment:

The bare denial by the defendant … of receipt of a notice of default, required to be served by the terms of the mortgage, and a notice required by RPAPL 1304 is insufficient to establish his prima facie entitlement to judgment as matter of law dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against him … . Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v Mendick, 2020 NY Slip Op 00262, Second Dept 1-17-20