Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained by a lender to navigate through the ever-changing foreclosure laws and save the lender’s ability to foreclose. The lender’s foreclosure action was commenced in 2017. The lender moved for summary judgment, and the borrower cross-moved to dismiss, arguing that, per the Second Department’s holding in Bank of America, N.A. Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Preserves Six Million Dollars In Loans Made by Its Client
When the managing member of three real estate LLCs sought to refinance the existing senior debt, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s client made loans totaling approximately six million dollars. There was also a mezzanine lender, whose agreement with the holding company for the LLCs, required its written permission for an activity such as a refinance. None Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Wins Summary Judgment Despite Attacks on the Servicer’s Limited Power of Attorney and on the Affidavits of Service for the Notices
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained by a lender in connection with the foreclosure of a business purpose loan on a residential premises in Suffolk County. Once the firm moved for summary judgment, the defendants argued that the affidavit of a Vice President from the loan servicer and attorney-in-fact to the plaintiff was insufficient to Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Wins Summary Judgment and Dismissal of Prior Owner’s Affirmative Defenses in Highly Contested Post-Foreclosure Eviction Proceeding
Representing the purchaser of a single-family Queens home after foreclosure, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. won summary judgment and dismissal of affirmative defenses with a judgment and warrant of eviction against the prior owner following a foreclosure sale. We commenced the summary eviction proceeding by filing a holdover petition after serving the prior owner with a requisite notice Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Wins a Foreclosure Notice Issue of First Impression in the First Department
In a mechanic’s lien foreclosure auction, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained post-auction on behalf of the third-party purchaser. The prior owner moved to vacate the sale. After an initial round of motion practice, the Court issued an interim order referring the case to a special referee for a hearing on 2 separate grounds: (1) Full Article…
In Greene County, Adam Leitman Bailey P.C. Successfully Settles Foreclosure Action in Court and Takes Possession of Home
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. handles foreclosure actions throughout the state of New York. But unlike most of the other firms that do the same, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s own attorneys, who are fully knowledgeable in the case, make the appearances personally to get the actions favorably resolved for the lenders. Many judges in the upstate Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Defeats Application for Stay Pending Appeal, Defeats Renewal Motion, and is Awarded Judgment Of Foreclosure and Sale
In a foreclosure action being repeatedly delayed by the tactics of the Borrower, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained to change in as counsel for Plaintiff and aggressively complete the action to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale. The 2015 action was originally dismissed in 2018 for Plaintiff’s failure to timely move for the appointment Full Article…
De-Acceleration of Loan Found Valid to Defeat Statute of Limitation Defense Notwithstanding Word Processing Error In Stipulation of Discontinuance
In a mortgage foreclosure action where Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. participated in the appeal to the Appellate Division, Second Department the lower court refused to grant the mortgagee summary judgment on its foreclosure complaint and for an order of reference finding that there was an issue of fact as to whether the claim was time Full Article…