Legal Opinion

Independence Bank v. Valentine

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 27, 2013PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Cohen, J.

Since 2008, New York homeowners finding themselves in the devastating position of defending a mortgage foreclosure action involving their primary residence have been afforded certain protections enacted by the New York State Legislature (see L 2008, ch 472; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v Meyers, 108 AD3d 9 [2013]; see also Hon. Mark C. Dillon, The Newly-Enacted CPLR 3408 for Easing the Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis: Very Good Steps, but Not Legislatively Perfect, 30 Pace L Rev 855, 855-856 [2010]). Shortly after the passage of the subprime residential loan and foreclosure…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Majewski v. Broadalbin-Perth Central School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  2. Nassau Trust Co. v. Montrose Concrete Products Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Aurora Loan Services, LLC v. WeisblumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands v. Canadian Imperial Bank of CommerceNew York Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. Bender v. Jamaica HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Wells Fargo Bank, National Ass'n v. DeSouzaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  2. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. Matter of Universal Metal & Ore, Inc. v. Westchester County Solid Waste Commn.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  4. Richlew Real Estate Venture v. GrantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. Fairmont Capital, LLC v. LaniadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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