In re Foreclosure of Tax Liens

In a proceeding pursuant to Real Property Tax Law article 11 to foreclose tax liens, Putnam County National Bank of Carmel appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Brands, J.), dated January 17, 2012, which, upon an order of the same court dated December 21, 2011, inter alia, granting the petitioner’s motion, among other things, to strike its answer for lack of merit, inter alia, awarded possession of the subject property to the petitioner.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

It is undisputed that Putnam County National Bank of Carmel (hereinafter PCNB)…