By: Andrea M. Roberts and Diana M. Eng

In Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee, in Trust for the Registered Holders of Park Place Securities, Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-WCW1 v. Doron Eitani, Index No. 2014-9426 (2d Dept. Feb. 8, 2017), the New York Appellate Division, Second Department, determined the novel issue of whether a plaintiff, such as the Trust, who is a successor in interest as the holder and owner of the note and mortgage, is entitled to take advantage of the savings provision of CPLR 205(a). The Second Department decided in the affirmative by affirming the denial of defendant David Cohan’s motion pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(5) to dismiss the foreclosure action on the grounds that it was time-barred.

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