Washington Mutual Bank v. Holt

*756The plaintiff commenced this action against Oscar Holt III, among others, to foreclose a mortgage secured by a multiple dwelling (hereinafter the premises) owned by Holt and situated in Corona, Queens. To assure that those tenants who were in possession of residential units at the premises would be bound by any subsequent entry of a judgment of foreclosure against Holt (see Nationwide Assoc. v Brunne, 216 AD2d 547, 547 [1995]), the plaintiff allegedly attempted to join those tenants as defendants in this action. The plaintiffs process server testified at a hearing that he attempted to serve…