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PURSUANT TO THE RECENTLY ENACTED FORECLOSURE ABUSE PREVENTION ACT (FAPA) THE BANK COULD NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SIX-MONTH EXTENSION OF THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS BECAUSE THE FORECLOSURE ACTION WAS DISMISSED AS ABANDONED (SECOND DEPT). ​

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the foreclosure action was dismissed as abandoned and therefore the bank could not take advantage of the six-month extension of the statute of limitations:

The recently enacted Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (…hereinafter FAPA) replaced the savings provision of CPLR 205(a) with CPLR 205-a in actions upon instruments described in CPLR 213(4) … . Under CPLR 205-a(a), “[i]f an action upon an instrument described under [CPLR 213(4)] is timely commenced and is terminated in any manner other than . . . a dismissal of the complaint for any form of neglect, including, but not limited to those specified in . . . [CPLR 3215] . . . , the original plaintiff, or, if the original plaintiff dies and the cause of action survives, his or her executor or administrator, may commence a new action upon the same transaction or occurrence or series of transactions or occurrences within six months following the termination, provided that the new action would have been timely commenced within the applicable limitations period prescribed by law at the time of the commencement of the prior action and that service upon the original defendant is completed within such six-month period.” Here, the complaint in the 2009 action was dismissed insofar as asserted against Santos as abandoned pursuant to CPLR 3215(c) … . Therefore, the plaintiff is not entitled to the benefit of the savings provision of CPLR 205(a) or 205-a. U.S. Bank N.A. v Santos, 2023 NY Slip Op 03942, Second Dept 7-26-23

Practice Point: Where a foreclosure action has been dismissed as abandoned, the bank cannot take advantage of the six-month extension of the statute of limitations. The provisions of the newly enacted Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) are explained.

 

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