THERE WAS NO PROOF THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY RPAPL 1304 WAS MAILED TO THE PROPER ADDRESS (FIRST DEPT).
The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the notice provisions of Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (RPAPL) 1304 were not complied with and the bank’s motion for summary judgment in this foreclosure action should not have been granted. There was no proof the notice was mailed to the right place:
Plaintiff failed to demonstrate its strict compliance with RPAPL 1304, a condition precedent to the commencement of a foreclosure action … . Although the statute requires that the notice be sent to “the property address and any other address of record,” the affidavits submitted by plaintiff show that the notices were mailed neither to the mortgaged premises nor to defendant’s residence. One of the addresses to which the notices were sent not only was never occupied by defendant but also specified a unit that did not exist at that street address. The other was sent to the correct high-rise apartment building of more than 400 units but was missing the unit number. Thus, plaintiff did not send defendant proper notice under RPAPL 1304 … . U.S. Bank N.A. v Moran, 2021 NY Slip Op 00645, First Dept 2-4-21