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THE FORECLOSURE ABUSE PREVENTION ACT (FAPA) WAS PROPERLY APPLIED RETROACTIVELY IN THIS CASE; RETROACTIVE APPLICATION DOES NOT VIOLATE THE DUE PROCESS OR CONTRACT CLAUSES OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION (CT APP).

The Court of Appeals, in a full-fledged opinion by Judge Singas, determined the Foreclosure Prevention Abuse Act applied retroactively to the case before it. Retroactive application does not violate the Due Process or Contract Clauses of the United States Constitution:

We therefore hold that the provisions apply retroactively. Accordingly, because “a final judgment of foreclosure and sale has not been enforced” in this action … , FAPA §§ 4, 7, and 8 govern here by their terms. * * *

To comport with substantive due process, a statute’s retroactive application must be supported by “a legitimate legislative purpose furthered by rational means” … . That is, “the retroactive application of the legislation” must “itself [be] justified by a rational legislative purpose” … .

… FAPA’s legislative history identifies certain “abus[ive]” litigation practices engaged in by mortgage lenders and noteholders as the animating force behind FAPA’s enactment: the sponsors’ memoranda state “legislat[ive] find[ings]” to this effect … . In light of the legislature’s determination that these “abuses” should be curtailed, it is rational for FAPA to apply retroactively to shield as many borrowers as possible from those practices. Moreover, insofar as FAPA’s relevant provisions clarify or change the manner in which the six-year statute of limitations applies, FAPA’s retroactive application also rationally advances “the strong public policy favoring finality, predictability, fairness and repose” in human affairs … . Van Dyke v U.S. Bank, Natl. Assn., 2025 NY Slip Op 06537, CtApp 11-25-25

 

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