Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Herndon

Full title: The BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, Appellant, v. Billy F. HERNDON, Appellee.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Date published: Feb 26, 2016

197 So. 3d 68 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

Opinion

No. 2D15–1055.

02-26-2016

The BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, Appellant, v. Billy F. HERNDON, Appellee.

Nancy M. Wallace of Akerman LLP, Tallahassee; William P. Heller of Akerman LLP, Fort Lauderdale; and Eric M. Levine of Akerman LLP, West Palm Beach, for Appellant. Nick Fowler and Sami Thalji of Stamatakis, Thalji & Bonanno, Tampa, for Appellee.

KELLY, Judge.

Nancy M. Wallace of Akerman LLP, Tallahassee; William P. Heller of Akerman LLP, Fort Lauderdale; and Eric M. Levine of Akerman LLP, West Palm Beach, for Appellant.

Nick Fowler and Sami Thalji of Stamatakis, Thalji & Bonanno, Tampa, for Appellee.

KELLY, Judge.

The Bank of New York appeals from the order dismissing its foreclosure action against Billy F. Herndon on the grounds that the default letter did not substantially comply with the notice requirement in paragraph 22 of the mortgage. We reverse and remand for further proceedings. See Green Tree Servicing, LLC v. Milam, 177 So.3d 7 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015) ; Bank of Am. v. Cadet, No. 3D15–699, 2016 WL 231890 (Fla. 3d DCA Jan. 20, 2016) ; Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Nunez, 180 So.3d 160 (Fla. 3d DCA 2015).

NORTHCUTT and LaROSE, JJ., Concur.