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THE BANK FAILED TO PROVE STANDING TO FORECLOSE BECAUSE THE NECESSARY BUSINESS RECORDS WERE NOT ATTACHED TO THE FOUNDATIONAL AFFIDAVITS; HOWEVER, THE DEFENDANTS WERE NOT ENTITLED TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT BECAUSE THEY FAILED TO AFFIRMATIVELY PROVE THE BANK DID NOT HAVE STANDING (SECOND DEPT)

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the bank in this foreclosure action failed to prove it had standing to foreclose because the necessary business records were not attached to the foundational affidavits. The court noted that Supreme Court properly denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment because the defendants did not prove the bank did not have standing:

“Although [t]he foundation for admission of a business record usually is provided by the testimony of the custodian, the author or some other witness familiar with the practices and procedures of the particular business, it is the business record itself, not the foundational affidavit, that serves as proof of the matter asserted” … . Without the introduction of the records themselves, “a witness’s testimony as to the contents of the records is inadmissible hearsay” … .

Here, the plaintiff relied on the affidavits from Jackson and Smith to demonstrate that it had possession of the note prior to commencing this action. The defendants correctly contend that neither Jackson nor Smith attached any business records to their affidavits. Thus, the assertions of Jackson and Smith that the plaintiff had possession of the note prior to commencing this action were inadmissible hearsay and insufficient to establish, prima facie, the plaintiff’s standing … . Bank of N.Y. v Levy, 2024 NY Slip Op 05085, Second Dept 10-16-24

Similar failure of proof in the context of the confirmation of the referee’s report in a foreclosure proceeding, i.e., the failure to produce the business records relied upon by the affiant. Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v Quaranta, 2024 NY Slip Op 05090, Second Dept 10-16-24

​Practice Point: In a foreclosure proceeding, the failure to attach or produce the business records relied upon by an affiant renders the affidavit inadmissible hearsay.

Practice Point: The bank’s failure to prove it has standing to foreclose (due to the failure to attach the relevant business records to a foundational affidavit) does not entitle defendants to summary judgment on the standing issue. Defendants must affirmatively prove the bank does not have standing to warrant summary judgment in their favor.

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