New York A 6699: Relates to the rights of parties involved in foreclosure actions

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A06699 Summary:

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Amd §§203 & 206, R3217, CPLR

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Relates to the rights of parties involved in foreclosure actions; relates to the effect of discontinuance of actions based upon certain instruments related to real property.

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03/07/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6699

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the
 rights of parties involved in foreclosure actions

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 203 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
 2 by adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
 3 (i) Clarification. Once a cause of action upon an instrument described
 4 under subdivision four of section two hundred thirteen of this article
 5 has accrued, no party may unilaterally waive, postpone, cancel, or reset
 6 the accrual thereof, or otherwise effectuate a unilateral extension of
 7 the limitations period prescribed by law to interpose the claim, unless
 8 expressly permitted by law.
 9 § 2. Section 206 of the civil practice law and rules is amended by
 10 adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
 11 (e) Based on standardized mortgage instruments. In an action to fore-
 12 close upon any uniform or model mortgage instrument securing real prop-
 13 erty or any interest therein, as adopted by the federal national mort-
 14 gage association (Fannie Mae), federal home loan mortgage corporation
 15 (Freddie Mac), or U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
 16 (HUD), the time within which the action must be commenced and the claim
 17 interposed shall be computed from the time the right to demand immediate
 18 payment in full of all sums so secured thereby may be exercised. For
 19 purposes of this subdivision only, there shall be a rebuttable presump-
 20 tion that all substantive conditions precedent to accrual of a cause of
 21 action to foreclose upon any such mortgage instrument, if any, have been
 22 satisfied. The presumption may be rebutted by clear and convincing
 23 evidence. Nothing contained herein shall give rise to the presumption
 24 that any event of default under the mortgage instrument has occurred,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06749-01-5

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 1 except for purposes of computation of the time within which the action
 2 must be commenced and the claim interposed.
 3 § 3. Subdivision (d) of rule 3217 of the civil practice law and rules,
 4 as added by section 29 of part J of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, is
 5 amended to read as follows:
 6 (d) Effect of discontinuance of actions based upon certain instruments
 7 related to real property. Unless effectuated in strict accordance with
 8 the applicable provisions of article seventeen of the general obli-
 9 gations law, the discontinuance of an action upon an instrument
 10 described under subdivision four of section two hundred thirteen of this
 11 chapter, by any means, shall not, in form or effect:
 12 1. act as a waiver, postponement, cancellation, resetting, or tolling
 13 of accrual of the cause of action;
 14 2. extend the limitations period prescribed by law to interpose the
 15 claim; or
 16 3. automatically revoke or nullify an election of remedies made in any
 17 complaint.
 18 (e) All notices, stipulations, or certificates pursuant to this rule
 19 shall be filed with the county clerk by the defendant.
 20 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however:
 21 a. for causes of action pursuant to subdivision (e) of section 206 of
 22 the civil practice law and rules as added by section two of this act,
 23 having accrued prior to, and would be time barre