The names of the “John Doe” Defendants being Fictitious and Unknown to Plaintiff, the Persons and Entities Intended Being Those Who May Be in Possession of, or May Have Possessory Liens or Other Interests in, the Properties Herein Described,
I am a member with the law firm of Rosenberg & Estis, P.C., counsel for defendants, 4 St. Lukes Place Inc. (“Borrower”) and Felix Giles Giovinazzi (“Guarantor” and when referred to with Borrower, together “Defendants”).
The pictures annexed to the Jean-Baptiste Affirmation only serve to confirm, however, that Plaintiff failed to comply with the strict mandates of RPAPL § 1303, thereby warranting dismissal of this action.
This defect is fatal to Plaintiff’s attempts to establish strict compliance with the statute, as is required under a litany of Appellate Division precedent (see Prior Gorman Aff.
As this Court held in U.S. Real Estate Credit Holdings III-B, LP v. BCS 20 West LLC, 2021 WL 5413145, at *2 [Sup Ct, NY County Nov 10, 2021] [Kahn, J.