`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 33
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`INDEX NO. 613881/2019
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`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 01/27/2021
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`State of New York
`UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM
`SUFFOLK COUNTY
`DISTRICT ADMINISTRATME JUDGE'S OFFICE
`JOHN P. COHALAN, JR. COURT COMPLEX
`400 Carleton Avenue
`P.O. Box 9080
`Central lslip, NY I 1722-9080
`(631) 208-5610 Fax (631) 85$7741
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`LAWRENCE K. MARKS
`Chief Adminictrativo Judge
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`VITO C. CARUSO
`Deputy Chief Administrative Judg€
`Courts Outside New Yort City
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`ANDREWA. CRECCA
`Disfict Administrative Jud ge
`Sufrolk County
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`WARREN G. CLARK, ESQ.
`District Executive
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`MEMORANDUM
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`TO:
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`FROM:
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`DATE:
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`RE:
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`Suffolk County Legal Community
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`Hon. Andrew A. Crecca, District Administrative Judge
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`January 25,2021
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`Hardship Declarations in Foreclosure Matters
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`r
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`Please be advised that pursuant to the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act
`of 2020 (effective December 28,2020)(the "Act"), allpending residentialforeclosure actions are immediately
`stayed for sixty days (i.e., through February 27,2021).
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`The Act further provides that where a mortgagor/owner submits to the foreclosing parry or the court a
`declaration attesting to hardship arising from or during the COVID-19 pandemic, proceedings will be further
`stayed (or commencement tolled) until May 1,2021. Additional information as well as a copy of a blank
`Hardship Declaration is available at: hnps:/iwww.nycourts.eov/covid-eefpa.shtml.
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`Pursuant to Administrative Order 03-21 (copy attached), plaintiff s counsel on foreclosure maners are
`required to "promptly" upload to NYSCEF or file with the Supreme Court Clerk's office any Hardship
`Declarations received by the foreclosing party or an agent of the foreclosing party from a mortgagor/owner.
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`The Act also sets forth procedures for matters in which a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale has already
`been granted but where no sale has taken place. The Act also sets requirements to commence new residential
`foreclosure proceedings. This information is available at the above website.
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`Finally, please note that all previously scheduled foreclosure auctions have been cancelled. Please check
`the Suffolk County Courts Foreclosure website at: http://ww2.nycourts.sov/admin/OPP/foreclosures.shtml
`in the
`near future for more information regarding auctions.
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`FILED: SUFFOLK COUNTY CLERK 01/27/2021 01:36 PM
`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 33
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`INDEX NO. 613881/2019
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`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 01/27/2021
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`UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM
`OFFICE OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE
`SUFFOLK COUNTY
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`ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER OF THE
`ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE OF SUFFOLK COUNTY
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`oRDER NO. 03 - 21
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`Pursuant to the authority vested in me, and in accordance with the requirements of the
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`COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 (the "Act") (L.2020, c.
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`381, effective December 28, 2020) and Administrative Order Aol34ll20 of Chief Administrative
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`Judge Lawrence Marks dated December 31,2020, it is hereby ordered that effective immediately,
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`plaintiffs counsel on all residential foreclosure matters shall be required to promptly file with the
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`court any Hardship Declaration as defined in the Act received by the foreclosing party or an agent
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`of the foreclosing party from a mortgagor/owner. If the matter is e-filed, the Hardship Declaration
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`must be uploaded to New York State Courts Electronic Filing system (NYSCEF). If the matter is
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`not e-filed, the Hardship Declaration must be filed with the Supreme Court Clerk's Office located
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`at I Court Street, Riverhead, New York I1901.
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`Andrew A. Crecca
`District Administrative Judge
`Suffolk County
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`DATED: January 25,2021
`Central Islip, New York
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