Victoria Woods Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Gonyo

Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied plaintiffs motion for summary judgment. Defendant Carolyn Gonyo is the owner of certain real property located in the Town of Victor. After a prior owner, Roger Madison, defaulted in making mortgage payments, Goldome Realty Credit Corp. (Goldome), the mortgagee, recorded a lis pendens on April 29, 1987 and thereafter acquired title by foreclosure on July 17, 1989. Gonyo purchased the property from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, which had purchased the property from Goldome.

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