A 8721: Provides that a default judgment against a defendant in a foreclosure action does not need to be vacated in order for the defense of lack of standing or expiration of the statute of limitations to be raised by the defendant.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8721 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY June 2, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to clarifying that a default judgment against a defendant in a foreclosure action does not need to be vacated for such defendant to claim the plaintiff lacks standing or that the statute of limitations has expired The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1302-a of the real property actions and proceedings 2 law, as added by chapter 739 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 § 1302-a. [Defense] Defenses of lack of standing and statute of limi- 5 tations; not waived. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (e) 6 of rule thirty-two hundred eleven of the civil practice law and rules, 7 any objection or defense based on the plaintiff's lack of standing or 8 expiration of the statute of limitations in a foreclosure proceeding 9 related to a home loan, as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision six 10 of section thirteen hundred four of this article, shall not be waived if 11 a defendant fails to raise the objection or defense in a responsive 12 pleading or pre-answer motion to dismiss. A defendant may [not] raise an 13 objection or defense of lack of standing or expiration of the statute of 14 limitations following a foreclosure sale[, however, unless] if the judg- 15 ment of foreclosure and sale was issued upon such defendant's default, 16 even if such judgment has not been vacated. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to: 18 (a) all actions commencing on or after such date; and 19 (b) any action commencing prior to such date in which a final judgment 20 of foreclosure and sale has not yet been enforced upon such effective 21 date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13246-02-5