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THE BANK IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION FAILED TO LAY A FOUNDATION FOR THE BUSINESS RECORDS REQUIRED TO SHOW STANDING TO BRING THE ACTION AND DID NOT SUBMIT SUFFICIENT PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE NOTICE-OF-DEFAULT MAILING REQUIREMENTS OF RPAPL 1304 (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the bank in this foreclosure did not demonstrate standing the bring the action and compliance with the notice-of-default mailing requirement of RPAPL 1304:

A plaintiff has standing to maintain a mortgage foreclosure action where it is the holder or assignee of the underlying note at the time the action is commenced … . Here, in support of its motion, the plaintiff submitted the affidavit of Shamona Marisa Truesdale, a vice president of loan documentation for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (hereinafter Wells Fargo), the plaintiff’s loan servicer. Truesdale stated that she was familiar with Wells Fargo’s records and record-keeping practices. She further stated that the plaintiff was in possession of the note on October 8, 2009, the date this action was commenced. Truesdale’s statement that the plaintiff had possession of the note at the time this action was commenced was inadmissible hearsay. Although Truesdale stated that she was familiar with the records and record-keeping practices of Wells Fargo, the plaintiff’s loan servicer, she failed to state that she was familiar with the records and record-keeping practices of the plaintiff itself. Thus, Truesdale failed to lay a proper foundation for the admission of any of the plaintiff’s business records … . * * *

The plaintiff can establish strict compliance with RPAPL 1304 by submitting domestic return receipts, proof of a standard office procedure designed to ensure that items are properly addressed and mailed, or an affidavit from someone with personal knowledge that the mailing of the RPAPL 1304 notice actually happened … .

Here, the plaintiff relied on the affidavit of Jack Whitmarsh, a vice president of loan documentation for Wells Fargo, who averred that, based on his review of Wells Fargo’s records, the required notice was sent by both certified mail and first-class mail. The plaintiff also submitted a copy of the RPAPL 1304 notice, which was sent to the defendants at the mortgaged premises, and which was stamped with a certified mailing number, as well as a printout of a record purportedly evidencing certified mailing of the notice. However, these documents were insufficient to prove the mailing of the notice by certified mail actually occurred … . Moreover, the plaintiff failed to submit any evidence that the notice was mailed by first-class mail … . Further, Whitmarsh did not aver that he had personal knowledge of the mailing and did not describe any standard office procedure designed to ensure that the notices are mailed … . HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v Gordon, 2022 NY Slip Op 06473, Second Dept 11-16-22

Practice Point: Here the bank apparently submitted the business records necessary to demonstrate the bank’s standing to bring the foreclosure action but the accompanying affidavit did not lay a proper foundation for admitting them. In addition the bank failed to demonstrate compliance with the notice-of-default mailing requirements of RPAPL 1304.

 

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