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ONCE AGAIN, BECAUSE THE RELEVANT BUSINESS RECORDS WERE NOT ATTACHED TO THE AFFIDAVITS, THE STATEMENTS IN THE AFFIDAVITS WERE HEARSAY; PLAINTIFF BANK DID NOT PROVE STANDING TO FORECLOSE OR DEFENDANT’S DEFAULT (SECOND DEPT). ​

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the bank in this foreclosure action did not prove standing and did not prove defendant’s default because the relevant business records were not attached to the relevant affidavits (yet another of the hundreds of reversals on this issue):

… “‘[i]t is the business record itself, not the foundational affidavit, that serves as proof of the matter asserted'” … . Thus, “[w]hile a witness may read into the record from the contents of a document which has been admitted into evidence, a witness’s description of a document not admitted into evidence is hearsay” … . In addition, “‘[a] proper foundation for the admission of a business record must be provided by someone with personal knowledge of the maker’s business practices and procedures'” … . Here, neither affidavit relied upon by the plaintiff to establish its physical possession of the note stated that the affiant had personal knowledge of … the plaintiff’s record-keeping practices, and the affiants did not annex the records that they relied upon to their affidavits. Thus, the affidavits were inadmissible hearsay lacking in evidentiary value.

Likewise, without the submission of the business records upon which she relied, Ballard’s assertions regarding the defendant’s alleged default on the loan were inadmissible … . HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v Pacifico, 2024 NY Slip Op 04198, Second Dept 8-14-24

Practice Point: If the business records described in an affidavit are not attached, the statements in the affidavit about the records are inadmissible hearsay.

 

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