In re Foreclosure of Tax Liens

—Peters, J.

Appeal from a judgment and order of the Supreme Court (Relihan, Jr., J.), entered June 12, 2000 in Tompkins County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to RPTL article 11, inter alia, granted petitioner’s motion to dismiss the answer.

Before addressing the issues raised on appeal from Supreme Court’s dismissal of the answer interposed by respondent, pro se, in this foreclosure proceeding, we review the history of this litigation. In December 1991, the Tompkins County Department of Social Services sought the appointment of a conservator of respondent’s property to avoid the forfeiture of…