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IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, THE REFEREE’S AFFIDAVIT DID NOT LAY A PROPER FOUNDATION FOR ALL THE DOCUMENTS RELIED UPON; THEREFORE THE REFEREE’S REPORT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined a proper foundation was not laid for the documents supporting the referee’s report:

In computing the amount due, the referee relied upon an affidavit of merit from an authorized signer of PNC Bank, National Association (hereinafter PNC). Although the referee stated in his report that PNC was the plaintiff’s servicer, the documents in the record indicate that the plaintiff and PNC merged into one entity. Although the authorized signer stated in her affidavit that she was personally familiar with the record-keeping practices and procedures of PNC, her employer, she did not state that “she was personally familiar with the record-keeping practices and procedures” of the plaintiff … or that the records of any other entity, such as the plaintiff or a prior loan servicer, “were provided to [PNC] and incorporated into [PNC’s] own records, that [PNC] routinely relied upon such records in its business, or that she had personal knowledge of business practices and procedures of any other relevant entity” … . Consequently, the affidavit did not provide a proper foundation for the business records allegedly submitted with the affidavit. Further, although business records are included in the record, the referee stated that the documents submitted by the plaintiff were the authorized signer’s affidavit “and annexed exhibit: copies of Mortgage and Note,” and the referee did not refer to the business records. National City Mtge. Co. v Wercberger, 2025 NY Slip Op 04488, Second Dept 7-30-25

Practice Point: Consult this decision for an example of common flaws in the evidentiary foundation for documents submitted in support of a referee’s report in a foreclosure proceeding.

 

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