`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 94
`UNSIGNED ORDER
`
`INDEX NO. EF2016-9
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`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 11/13/2020
`
`III
`I
`I
`Marilyn Farrell, County Clerk
`
`2016-9
`08/19/2020
`
`12:04:53 PM
`
`Clerk: AEK
`
`At Part __
`the County
`Catskill,
`
`Court
`Supreme
`ofthe
`at 320 Main
`of Greene,
`NY 12414,
`on the
`, 20__.
`
`held
`
`in
`
`Street,
`of
`
`day
`
`PRESENT:
`JUSTICE
`
`OF THE SUPREME
`
`COURT
`
`LAELIA,
`
`LLC,
`
`X
`
`Index
`
`No.
`
`0009/2016
`
`-against-
`
`Plaintiff
`
`ORDER OF REFERENCE
`JUDGMENT
`DEFAULT
`
`AND
`
`JR., AS ADMINISTRATOR
`BURTON
`GUTNICK,
`OF EDWARD
`THE ESTATE
`KATHLEEN
`J. NIHILL;
`THOMAS
`BRANDON
`NIHILL;
`NIHILL;
`KATHLEEN
`MCGARRITY;
`NIHILL;
`PEOPLE
`OF THE STATE
`N.A.;
`CITIBANK,
`YORK BY THE DEPARTMENT
`OF TAXATION
`UNITED
`OF AMERICA
`STATES
`REVENUE
`and
`"JOHN
`intention
`the
`
`NIHILL;
`MICHAEL
`
`FINANCE;
`INTERNAL
`(said
`name
`being
`Plaintiff
`to designate
`or corporations,
`persons
`in or
`lien
`upon
`interest
`
`fictitious,
`any
`
`OF
`
`Mortgaged
`62-44
`Main
`
`Tannersville,
`
`Premises
`Street
`NY 12485
`
`Section:
`Block:
`Lot:
`
`165.20
`
`1
`11.111
`
`an
`
`OF NEW
`AND
`BY THE
`DOE"
`
`of
`
`SERVICE;
`it being
`all
`and
`tenants,
`occupants,
`if any,
`or claiming
`having
`the
`premises
`foreclosed
`being
`
`herein),
`
`---------------------------------------------------------------------X
`
`Defendants
`
`UPON the
`
`Summons,
`
`Complaint,
`
`and Notice
`
`of Pendency
`
`filed
`
`in this
`
`action
`
`on
`
`the
`
`sixth
`
`day
`
`of
`
`January,
`
`2016,
`
`the Notice
`
`of Pendency
`
`filed
`
`on the
`
`twenty-fourth
`
`day
`
`of October,
`
`2018,
`
`the Supplemeñtal
`
`Summons,
`
`Amended
`
`Complaint,
`
`and
`
`Amended
`
`Notice
`
`filed
`
`on
`
`the
`
`sixth
`
`of August,
`
`of Pendency
`
`day
`
`2019
`
`the
`
`Notice
`
`of Motion
`
`dated
`
`August
`
`17,
`
`2020,
`
`the
`
`affirmation
`
`by
`
`Deborah
`
`Levine,
`
`Esq.,
`
`the
`
`Affidavit
`
`in
`
`Support
`
`by
`
`Josh
`
`Ross
`
`who
`
`is Portfolio
`
`Manager
`
`of
`
`Land
`
`Home
`
`Financial
`
`Services,
`
`Inc.,
`
`duly
`
`sworn
`
`to on February
`
`12, 2020,
`
`together
`
`with
`
`the
`
`exhibits
`
`an_nexed
`
`thereto,
`
`and
`
`all prior
`
`papers
`
`filed
`
`in this
`
`action
`
`and
`
`prior
`
`proceedings
`
`had
`
`herein;
`
`and
`
`UPON proof
`
`that
`
`each
`
`of
`
`the
`
`defendants
`
`herein
`
`has
`
`been
`
`duly
`
`served
`
`with
`
`the
`
`Summons
`
`and
`
`Complaint
`
`in this
`
`action,
`
`and required
`
`notices;
`
`and
`
`FinnFileNo.
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`UPON a Notice
`
`ofAppearance
`
`by Burton
`
`Gutnick,
`
`Jr.,
`
`as Adñiinist1ator
`
`of
`
`the Estate
`
`of Edward
`
`J.
`
`Nihill
`
`and United
`
`States
`
`ofAmerica
`
`the
`
`Internal
`
`Rcycñüe
`
`by
`
`Service;
`
`AND
`
`the
`
`court
`
`having
`
`held
`
`a mañdatory
`
`settlement
`
`conference
`
`pursuant
`
`to CPLR
`
`3408
`
`a
`
`settlement
`
`was
`
`not
`
`reaclied
`
`and
`
`the
`
`case was
`
`released
`
`from
`
`the
`
`foreclosure
`
`settlement
`
`conference
`
`part
`
`on
`
`December
`
`12, 2019;
`
`AND it appearing
`
`that
`
`the mortgagor
`
`is not
`
`resident
`
`of
`
`the
`
`property
`
`subject
`
`to foreclosure;
`
`AND it
`
`appearing
`
`that
`
`Burton
`
`Gutnick,
`
`Jr.,
`
`as Administrator
`
`of
`
`the
`
`Estate
`
`Of Edward
`
`J. Nihill,
`
`Kathleen
`
`Nihill,
`
`Thomas
`
`Nihill,
`
`Brandon
`
`Nihill,
`
`Michael
`
`Nihill,
`
`Kathleen
`
`McGarrity,
`
`Citibank,
`
`N.A.,
`
`the
`
`People
`
`of
`
`the
`
`State
`
`of New
`
`York
`
`by
`
`the
`
`Department
`
`of
`
`Taxation
`
`and
`
`Finance,
`
`and
`
`United
`
`States
`
`of
`
`America
`
`by
`
`the
`
`Iñteñ1al
`
`Revenue
`
`Service's
`
`time
`
`to answer
`
`the
`
`complaint
`
`has
`
`expired;
`
`satisfaction
`
`of
`
`action
`
`to
`
`foreclose
`
`a
`
`AND it
`
`appearing
`
`to
`
`the
`
`this
`
`court
`
`that
`
`this
`
`was
`
`brought
`
`mortgage
`
`on real
`
`property
`
`located
`
`at 62-44
`
`Main
`
`Street,
`
`Tannersville,
`
`NY 12485,
`
`in the
`
`county
`
`of Greene,
`
`State
`
`ofNew
`
`York
`
`[Section:
`
`165.20,
`
`Block:
`
`1, Lot:
`
`11.111},
`
`NOW,
`
`on motion
`
`by FRIEDMAN
`
`VARTOLO
`
`LLP,
`
`attorneys
`
`for
`
`the PlaintifE
`
`it
`
`is hereby
`
`ORDERED
`
`that
`
`defendant
`
`Burton
`
`Gutnick,
`
`Jr.,
`
`as Administrator
`
`of
`
`the
`
`Estate
`
`Of
`
`Edward
`
`J.
`
`Kathleen
`
`Thomas
`
`Brandon
`
`Michael
`
`Nihill,
`
`Kathleen
`
`McGarrity,
`
`Citibank,
`
`Nihill,
`
`N.A.,
`
`Nihill,
`
`Nihill,
`
`Nihill,
`
`the People
`
`of
`
`the State
`
`of New York
`
`the Department
`
`by
`
`of Taxation
`
`and
`
`Finance,
`
`and United
`
`States
`
`ofAmerica
`
`the
`
`Internal
`
`by
`
`Revenue
`
`Service
`
`are determined
`
`to be in default;
`
`and
`
`it
`
`is further
`
`ORDERED
`
`that
`
`with
`
`an
`
`address
`
`of
`
`is
`
`,
`
`hereby
`
`appointed
`
`Referee,
`
`in accordance
`
`with
`
`RPAPL
`
`§1321,
`
`to compute
`
`the
`
`amount
`
`due
`
`to Plaintiff
`
`and
`
`to examine
`
`whether
`
`the mortgaged
`
`property
`
`may
`
`be sold
`
`in parcels;
`
`and
`
`it
`
`is further
`
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`ORDERED
`
`that
`
`the Referee
`
`make
`
`his/her
`
`computation
`
`and
`
`report
`
`with
`
`all
`
`convenient
`
`speed;
`
`and
`
`it
`
`is further
`
`ORDERED
`
`that,
`
`if necessary,
`
`the Referee
`
`may
`
`take
`
`testimony
`
`pursuant
`
`to RPAPL
`
`§1321;
`
`and
`
`it
`
`is
`
`further
`
`ORDERED
`
`that
`
`by
`
`deceptilig
`
`this
`
`appointment
`
`the Referee
`
`certifies
`
`that
`
`he/she
`
`is in compliance
`
`with
`
`Part
`
`36
`
`of
`
`the Rules
`
`of
`
`the Chief
`
`Judge
`
`(22 NYCRR
`
`Part
`
`36),
`
`including,
`
`but
`
`not
`
`limited
`
`to
`
`§36.2(c)
`
`from
`
`and
`
`("Limitations
`
`on
`
`appointments
`
`based
`
`upon
`
`("Disqualifications
`
`appointment"),
`
`§36.2(d)
`
`compcñsation"),
`
`and,
`
`if
`
`the
`
`Referee
`
`is
`
`disqualified
`
`from
`
`receiving
`
`an
`
`appointment
`
`pü1süãñt
`
`to
`
`the
`
`provisions
`
`of
`
`the Rule,
`
`the Referee
`
`shall
`
`immediately
`
`notify
`
`the Appointing
`
`Judge;
`
`and
`
`it
`
`is further
`
`ORDERED
`
`that
`
`pü1süãilt
`
`to CPLR
`
`8003(a),
`
`the
`
`statutory
`
`fee
`
`of
`
`$50.00,
`
`and
`
`in the
`
`discretion
`
`of
`
`the
`
`court,a
`
`fee
`
`of
`
`$
`
`, shall
`
`be paid
`
`to the Referee
`
`for
`
`the
`
`computation
`
`of
`
`the
`
`amount
`
`due
`
`and
`
`upon
`
`of
`
`his/her
`
`shall
`
`or
`
`additional
`
`compeñsation
`
`for
`
`the
`
`filing
`
`report
`
`and
`
`the Referee
`
`not
`
`request
`
`accept
`
`the
`
`computation
`
`unless
`
`it has been
`
`fixed
`
`the
`
`court
`
`in accordance
`
`by
`
`with
`
`CPLR
`
`8003(a);
`
`and
`
`it
`
`is further
`
`ORDERED
`
`that
`
`the Referee
`
`is prohibited
`
`from
`
`accepting
`
`or
`
`retaining
`
`any
`
`funds
`
`for
`
`him/herself
`
`or
`
`paying
`
`funds
`
`to
`
`him/herself
`
`without
`
`compliance
`
`with
`
`Part
`
`36
`
`of
`
`the Rules
`
`of
`
`the Chief
`
`Administrative
`
`Judge;
`
`and
`
`it
`
`is further
`
`ORDERED,
`
`that
`
`the
`
`named
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`"Laelia,
`
`LLC"
`
`shall
`
`be
`
`substituted
`
`with
`
`"Isanthes,
`
`LLC"
`
`and
`
`that
`
`the
`
`caption
`
`of
`
`this
`
`action
`
`shall
`
`be
`
`amended
`
`accordingly
`
`to
`
`reflect
`
`the
`
`proper
`
`aligñmeñt
`
`of
`
`the
`
`parties;
`
`and
`
`it
`
`is further
`
`ORDERED,
`
`that
`
`the
`
`caption
`
`of
`
`this
`
`action
`
`is amended
`
`by
`
`removing
`
`those
`
`parties
`
`ñamed
`
`herein
`
`as
`
`"JOHN
`
`DOE,"
`
`further
`
`and
`
`all proceedings
`
`heretofore
`
`filed
`
`herein
`
`shall
`
`be deemed
`
`amended
`
`accordingly,
`
`and
`
`it
`
`is
`
`ORDERED,
`
`that
`
`the
`
`caption
`
`of
`
`this
`
`action,
`
`as
`
`amended,
`
`shall
`
`read
`
`as
`
`follows:
`
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`
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`
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`INDEX NO. EF2016-9
`
`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 11/13/2020
`
`ISANTHES,
`
`LLC,
`
`-against-
`
`X
`
`Plaintiff
`
`Index
`
`No.
`
`0009/2016
`
`JR., AS ADMINISTRATOR
`BURTON
`GUTNICK,
`OF EDWARD
`THE ESTATE
`KATHLEEN
`J. NIHILL;
`THOMAS
`BRANDON
`NIHILL;
`NIHILL;
`KATHLEEN
`MCGARRITY;
`NIHILL;
`PEOPLE
`OF THE STATE
`N.A.;
`CITIBANK,
`YORK BY THE DEPARTMENT
`OF TAXATION
`UNITED
`OF AMERICA
`STATES
`REVENUE
`
`OF
`
`OF NEW
`AND
`BY THE
`
`NIHILL;
`MICHAEL
`
`FINANCE;
`INTERNAL
`
`SERVICE,
`
`; and
`
`it
`
`is further
`
`ORDERED
`
`that Plaintiff
`
`shall
`
`serve
`
`a copy
`
`of
`
`this Order
`
`with
`
`notice
`
`of entry
`
`on all parties
`
`and
`
`Defendants
`
`X
`
`persons
`
`entitled
`
`to notice,
`
`including
`
`the Referee
`
`appointed
`
`herein.
`
`This
`
`constitutes
`
`the
`
`decision
`
`and
`
`order
`
`of
`
`the
`
`court.
`
`Dated:
`
`ENTER:
`
`HON.
`
`, J.S.C.
`
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`SCHEDULE
`
`A-LEGAL
`
`DESCRIPTION
`
`All
`
`that
`
`piece
`
`land
`
`with
`
`the
`
`buildings
`
`and
`
`iinprovernents
`
`thereon.
`
`on
`
`the
`
`of
`parcel
`or
`of New York
`Town
`
`side
`
`Ta1ulersville,
`
`State
`
`Route
`
`No.
`
`23
`
`A.
`
`situate.
`
`of H1ulter,
`
`Cotuity
`
`of Greene
`
`lying
`and
`
`and
`
`State
`
`in
`the
`being
`of New York.
`
`northerly
`Village
`
`being
`
`of
`more
`
`particularly
`
`described
`
`as
`
`follows:
`
`a point
`at
`Beginning
`of New York
`side
`Mahr
`
`(L
`
`489
`
`692)
`
`723
`
`292):
`
`marked
`
`by
`
`an
`
`iron
`
`pin
`
`driven
`
`in
`
`the
`
`ground
`
`State
`
`Route
`
`No.
`
`23A
`
`where
`
`the
`
`meets
`
`the
`
`southeasterly
`from
`said
`
`corner
`
`of
`57'
`
`point
`N 59°
`
`on
`
`the
`
`corner
`
`northerly
`of
`lands
`
`of
`
`Katherine
`
`Nihill
`
`of
`
`(L
`
`southwesterly
`of
`lands
`
`beginning
`
`along
`
`the
`
`ep
`of
`
`said
`
`side
`
`ep
`thence
`New
`
`proceeding
`State
`
`York
`
`following
`727
`
`ep
`
`five
`
`(5)
`N 31°
`
`292):
`
`courses
`57'
`
`26"
`
`the
`
`iron
`
`iron
`
`ground:
`
`thence
`
`pin
`
`pin
`
`riven
`
`in
`
`driven
`
`in
`
`driven
`
`in
`
`the
`
`ground
`
`continuing
`the
`ground.
`the. N 19°
`and
`thence
`
`distances
`and
`E 3.35
`N 31°
`N 28°
`25"
`34'
`
`an
`
`iron
`
`pin
`
`driven
`
`by
`to
`
`feet
`
`a point
`
`feet
`
`to
`
`a point
`
`marked
`marked
`
`by
`an
`
`in
`
`an
`
`pin
`
`by
`an
`iron
`marked
`
`E 54.76
`00'' W 77.98
`33'
`
`feet
`
`to
`
`a point
`
`marked
`
`by
`
`feet
`
`to
`
`a point
`
`N 35°
`
`Route
`
`23A.
`
`50" W 29.21
`
`northerly
`thence
`
`feet:
`
`through
`
`of
`
`said
`
`Katherine
`
`Nihill
`
`(L
`
`lands
`marked
`
`feet
`57'
`
`10'
`
`a point
`to
`26''
`28"
`
`E 29.08
`E 81.28
`
`an
`
`iron
`
`in
`
`the
`
`thence
`
`Larkin
`
`and
`
`Selkirk
`
`(L
`
`pipe
`driven
`16'
`N 60°
`
`ground:
`
`01'' W 100.01
`
`252):
`
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`
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`
`feet
`
`to
`
`by
`
`an
`
`iron
`
`pin
`
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`
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`the
`
`ground:
`
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`
`by
`690
`
`in
`
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`
`by
`
`an
`
`an
`
`through
`
`lands
`
`of
`
`said
`
`Katherine
`
`running
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`along
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`
`to
`
`and
`
`through
`marked
`
`feet
`
`28''
`
`to
`a point
`E 160.33
`
`marked
`
`feet
`
`to
`
`by
`a point
`
`pin
`
`in
`
`the
`
`thence
`
`lands
`
`of
`
`Thorpe
`
`482
`
`(3)
`N 41°
`
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`53'
`
`28''
`
`and
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`E 123.50
`
`feet
`
`292):
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`
`ep
`an
`
`concrete
`
`block
`
`in
`
`in
`
`the
`
`the
`
`ground.
`
`ground
`
`48°
`
`S
`
`and
`
`thence
`
`foundation
`06'
`32''
`
`"party
`E 50.00
`53'
`N 41°
`
`Nihill
`
`(L
`
`732
`
`of
`
`driven
`
`driven
`
`centerline
`
`iron
`
`iron
`
`pin
`
`pin
`
`marked
`
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`23°
`
`an
`39'
`
`iron
`00"
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`296):
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`
`driven
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`
`feet
`
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`iron
`
`pin
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`
`ep
`
`692):
`
`27°
`
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`
`in
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`the
`05'
`
`ground
`
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`
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`
`ground;
`
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`
`along
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`
`land
`
`point
`
`of
`
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`along
`to
`the
`
`wall
`
`to
`
`a point
`
`aforementioned
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`place
`
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`
`begilming.
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`marked
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`
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`
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`
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`the
`
`property
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`
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`
`maintain
`
`same.
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`existing
`above
`described
`
`existing
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`
`water
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`dwelling
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`acre
`
`lines
`which
`
`and
`
`public
`
`utilities
`
`straddles
`
`the
`
`premises
`
`and
`
`the
`
`light
`
`as
`
`they
`
`now
`
`westerly
`to
`
`repair
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`Also
`
`main
`
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`which
`
`runs
`
`and
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`subject
`
`for
`
`service
`
`of
`
`said
`
`the
`to
`New York
`dwelling.
`
`right
`
`to
`
`connect
`
`State
`
`Route
`
`No.
`
`said
`duplex
`23A
`when
`
`to
`
`the
`
`public
`
`sewer
`
`it becomes
`
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`
`along
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`
`Subject
`
`to
`
`an
`
`easement
`
`from
`
`New York
`
`State
`
`Route
`
`No.
`
`23A
`
`to
`
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`
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`
`the
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`
`described
`
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`
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`premises.
`
`to
`
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`
`the
`
`benefit
`
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`
`the
`
`the
`
`construction
`
`the
`
`westerly
`and
`
`property
`maintenance
`
`line
`
`of
`
`subject
`
`premises,
`
`for
`
`ingress
`
`for
`
`public
`
`utilities.
`
`said
`
`easement
`
`dwelling
`and
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`
`and
`
`particularly
`
`described
`
`as
`
`follows:
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`the
`
`southeasterly
`
`at a point
`
`on
`
`the
`
`corner
`
`of
`
`side
`
`of New York
`Nihill
`(L
`
`State
`
`Route
`
`No.
`
`23A
`
`where
`
`723
`
`ep
`
`292);
`
`meets
`
`the
`
`489
`
`from
`
`northerly
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`
`(L
`
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`
`corner
`
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`
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`57'
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`of
`Katherine
`N 31°
`28''
`E 81.28
`
`the
`
`feet:
`
`northeasterly
`thence
`
`Nihill:
`26"
`57'
`
`side
`
`the
`following
`57'
`N 31°
`E 29.08
`
`a point
`
`southwesterly
`point
`59°
`
`through
`
`an
`
`iron
`
`thence
`34'
`
`25''
`
`thence
`10'
`
`pin:
`N 28°
`E 54.76
`
`thence
`692):
`ep
`of New York
`
`State
`
`proceeding
`Route
`
`No.
`
`23A:
`
`26''
`
`eight
`(8)
`E 3.35
`
`courses
`
`and
`
`distances
`
`feet
`
`to
`
`a point
`
`marked
`
`said
`N
`
`by
`
`feet
`
`a point
`to
`marked
`
`by
`
`marked
`
`an
`
`iron
`
`by
`pin:
`N 29°
`
`an
`
`iron
`
`thence
`25'
`
`32"
`
`pin:
`N 19°
`E
`
`feet
`
`a point
`09'
`
`an
`
`iron
`
`pin:
`
`thence
`
`to
`N 9°
`above
`described
`59"
`E 147.86
`feet
`and
`26'' W 325.40
`05'
`
`to
`feet
`marked
`by
`59'' W 120.07
`0.939
`acre
`premises
`
`thence
`
`feet
`
`along
`the
`
`to
`
`feet:
`
`thence
`N 41°
`
`along
`28''
`
`53'
`
`lands
`
`of
`
`aforementioned
`
`the
`westerly
`E 38.57
`
`feet:
`Mahr
`
`property
`thence
`
`(L
`
`489
`
`point
`
`or
`
`place
`
`of
`
`begilming.
`
`141.26
`
`feet:
`
`thence
`
`line
`
`S
`
`ep
`
`the
`
`of
`09'
`
`9°
`
`692)
`
`27°
`
`S
`
`Subject
`
`to
`
`all
`
`covenants.
`
`easements
`
`and
`
`restrictions
`
`of
`
`record.
`
`6244 Main
`
`Street,
`
`Tannerwille,
`
`New York
`T.W ACCT.
`
`(Town
`NO.
`
`Village
`of Hunter,
`165.20-1-11.111
`
`of Tannersville)
`
`Greene
`
`County
`
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