Mailing

Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v Heitner, 2018 NY Slip Op 07090 [2d Dept. 2018]

In opposition, the plaintiff submitted only a copy of the required notice, but failed to submit any evidence that the notice was mailed in the manner required by the statute. Specifically, the plaintiff did not submit “an affidavit of service, . . . proof of mailing by the post office, evincing [*2]that it properly served the defendant pursuant to RPAPL 1304 [by registered or certified mail and also by first-class mail to his last known address]” (CitiMortgage, Inc. v Pappas, 147 AD3d at 901 [citations omitted]), or “proof of a standard office mailing procedure designed to ensure that items are properly addressed and mailed, sworn to by someone with personal knowledge of the procedure” (Wells Fargo Bank, NA v Mandrin, 160 AD3d 1014). Thus, the plaintiff failed to demonstrate that it strictly complied with the requirements of RPAPL 1304, notwithstanding the label on the notice stating “Certified Article Number” and “Senders Record” and listing a 20-digit number on the top of the letter (see Bank of N.Y. Mellon v Zavolunov, 157 AD3d 754, 756; Citibank, N.A. v Wood, 150 AD3d 813, 814).