`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 80
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`INDEX NO. 721308/2023
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`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/05/2024
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`SUPREMECOURTOFTHESTATEOFNEWYORK
`COUNTYOFQUEENS
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`M&T BANK SUCCESSORBY MERGERTO
`HUDSONCITY SAVINGSBANK,FSB,
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`Plaintiff
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`-against-
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`Index No. 721308/2023
`AFFIRMATION OF
`JOSEREYES
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`JOSEREYES,et al.,
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`Defendants.
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`this b day of
`7U2-
`JOSEREYES, hereby affirms
`, under the
`the State of New York, which may include
`under
`the laws of
`of perjury
`or
`a fine
`penalties
`this document may be filed
`in an
`is true, and understands
`the following
`imprisonment,
`that
`that
`action or proceeding in a court of law:
`Myname is Jose Reyes and I amnamed as a defendant
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`,
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`in this case.
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`1.
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`2.
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`I write this affirmation
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`in support of my cross-motion
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`for summaryjudgment and
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`in opposition
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`to Plaintiff's
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`motion for summaryjudgment.
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`3.
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`I have lived
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`at 55-03 Van Doren Street
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`#2A, Queens, New York 11368
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`("Property"),
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`since purchasing the apartment
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`in 2006.
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`4.
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`5.
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`6.
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`7.
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`8.
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`("Loan").
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`The Property
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`is a condominium unit.
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`I have not conveyed any ownership interest
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`in the Property.
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`In 2006,
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`I borrowed
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`$216,000.00 from GreenPoint Mortgage Funding,
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`Inc.
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`I obtained
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`the Loan for personal,
`I am aware that Plaintiff
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`family,
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`or household purposes.
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`has alleged in this action that
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`I defaulted on the Loan in
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`2017. This is inaccurate.
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`9.
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`10.
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`I defaulted on the Loan in or around 2008.
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`Based on that default,
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`a prior
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`foreclosure
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`case was brought against mein 2009.
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`I have not made a payment on the Loan at any point after
`11.
`was brought against mein 2009.
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`the prior
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`foreclosure
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`case
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`12.
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`To the extent
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`that Plaintiff
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`actually
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`alleges
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`that any payments were made on the
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`Loan since the 2009 case was started,
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`those payments were not made by me.
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`13.
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`Additionally,
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`I have never modified the Loan or done anything
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`else that would reset
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`the default
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`date on the Loan.
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`14.
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`At
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`the beginning
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`of
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`Servicing
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`L.P. was the Loan's
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`notices.
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`Countrywide Home Loans
`the Loan, a company called
`and sent me monthly mortgage statements and other
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`servicer
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`in or around July 2011, Bank of America, N.A.
`Beginning
`15.
`sending memonthly mortgage statements and other notices
`BANAhas been the Loan's servicer
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`("BANA")
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`started
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`related
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`to the Loan.
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`16.
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`since about July 2011 and no other entities
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`have serviced the Loan since then.
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`17.
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`18.
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`I ama native Spanish-speaker.
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`I also read and write in Spanish.
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`I have limited English proficiency;
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`I can understand
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`and speak someEnglish, but I
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`cannot hold a meaningful
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`conversation
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`in English.
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`In addition,
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`I can read and write
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`little
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`in
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`English.
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`19.
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`BANAhas been aware of my limited
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`English
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`proficiency
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`and that my native
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`language is Spanish, since in or about July 2011.
`I ever communicate with BANAby phone,
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`20.
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`If
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`I ask for and speak with Spanish-
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`speaking representatives.
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`I amaware that
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`the Plaintiff
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`21.
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`required
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`in this action has alleged that BANAsent menotices
`by Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law Section
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`1304 ("90-Day Notice")
`in
`motion at NYSCEF
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`December 2022, and I have reviewed the 1304 Notice attached to Plaintiff's
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`Document Number 48.
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`22.
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`I did not receive any version of the 90-Day Notice written
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`in Spanish.
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`BY:
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`JOSEREYES
`DATED: p5 O
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`SUPREMECOURTOFTHESTATEOFNEWYORK
`COUNTYOFQUEENS
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`M&T BANK SUCCESSORBY MERGERTO
`HUDSONCITY SAVINGSBANK,FSB,
`
`Plaintiff
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`-against-
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`Index No. 721308/2023
`AFFIRMATIONOF
`INTERPRETATION
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`JOSEREYES,et al.,
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`Defendants.
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`in both Spanish and English
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`languages.
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`this 6 day of
`, 2O) , under the
`CAO
`BRIANMOODY,hereby affinns
`the State of New York, which may include
`under the laws of
`of perjury
`a fine
`or
`penalties
`this document may be filed
`in an
`is true, and understands
`the following
`imprisonment,
`that
`that
`action or proceeding in a court of law:
`I amover the age of 18 and amnot a party to this action.
`I am fluent
`On August
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`1.
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`2.
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`3.
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`5, 2024,
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`I
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`read aloud the annexed affirmation
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`to
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`Jose Reyes by
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`contemporaneously interpreting
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`into Spanish.
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`it
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`4.
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`Mr. Reyes indicated
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`that he understood the contents of said affirmation,
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`and that
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`the contents thereof were true, before affixing
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`his signature thereto.
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`BY:By MOODY
`8 5 27
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`DATED:
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