Epidemic of Foreclosure Actions Being Dismissed and Restarted

If your foreclosure action has been discontinued after 2 or 3 years with no explanation, be aware that it is not all good news. The bank will likely just sue you again in a new action. I believe that the reason this is happening is because of a court rule requiring plaintiff’s lawyers handling foreclosures in New York state to sign a form verifying all documents in the proceeding are accurate. I think that many of the plaintiff’s lawyers are afraid to certify their papers and are starting over to make sure that their court filings are proper. Several clients and new callers have had their cases discontinued without explanation.