“The absence of a necessary party in a foreclosure action leaves that party’s rights unaffected by the judgment and sale, and the...

As vaccination rates increase, holds on foreclosure actions expire, and the courts slowly return to addressing their largely frozen...

CPLR 3215(c) requires a plaintiff to take proceedings for entry of judgment within one year of default or face dismissal of the action as...

Prior to the enactment of Real Property Actions and Proceeding Law (“RPAPL”) § 1302-a, defendants waived their affirmative defense of...

In JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v Caliguri, 36 N.Y.3d 953 (2020), the Court of Appeals recently clarified how a lender establishes standing...

In a case of appellate first impression in New York, the Appellate Division, Second Department, held that a mortgagor cannot make a Real...