38 plus interest, various taxes, and expenses ( see, Zuckerman v. City of New York, 49 N.Y.2d 557, 559). The appellant's answer to the complaint and the affidavit submitted in opposition to the motion contained unsubstantiated allegations ( see, Rukaj v. Roth, 237 A.D.2d 503), and failed to demonstrate the existence of a factual issue requiring a trial of the action ( see, Zuckerman v. City of New York, supra). O'Brien, J. P., Florio, McGinity and Luciano, JJ., concur.

It is undisputed that the defendant John Papis has not paid his monthly installments on the mortgage since December 1992. The plaintiff's submission of a copy of the duly executed mortgage note, the mortgage, and the document authorizing it to make tax payments on the subject property sufficiently established its cause of action for foreclosure (see, Rukaj v. Roth, 237 A.D.2d 503). Papis failed to substantiate his conclusory allegations or demonstrate the existence of factual issues requiring a trial (see, Home Sav. Bank v. Schorr Bros. Dev. Corp., 213 A.D.2d 512).

If plaintiff claims it is the assignee of the mortgage, for example, with the rights, claims, and defenses that the assignor had, Matter of International Ribbon Mills, 36 NY2d 121, 126 (1975); Trisingh Enters. v. Kessler, 249 AD2d 45, 46 (1st Dep't 1998); Federal Fin. Co. v. Levine, 248 AD2d 25, 28 (2d Dep't 1998), to establish that fact through admissible evidence, plaintiff must present the assignment of the mortgage to plaintiff in admissible form. C.P.L.R. § 3212(b); Rukaj v. Roth, 237 AD2d 503 (2d Dep't 1997); Columbus Natl. Leasing Corp. v. Perkin-Elmer Corp., 177 AD2d 1035, 1036 (4th Dep't 1991); Shaw, Licitra, Eisenberg, Esernio Schwartz v. Friedman, 170 AD2d 1048, 1049 (4th Dep't 1991); BKS Assocs. v. Kenny, 151 AD2d 535, 536 (2d Dep't 1989). See, e.g., Colbourn v. ISS Intl. Serv. Sys., 304 AD2d 369, 370 (1st Dep't 2003).

For V.W. Credit Leasing to establish through admissible evidence, moreover, that V.W. Credit Leasing was the assignee of the lease as of July 9, 2005, V.W. Credit Leasing must present, in admissible form, Town Motor Car's assignment of the lease to V.W. Credit Leasing. C.P.L.R. § 3212(b); Rukaj v. Roth, 237 AD2d 503 (2d Dep't 1997); Columbus Natl. Leasing Corp. v. Perkin-Elmer Corp., 177 AD2d 1035, 1036 (4th Dep't 1991); Shaw, Licitra, Eisenberg, Esernio Schwartz v. Friedman, 170 AD2d 1048, 1049 (4th Dep't 1991); BKS Assocs. v. Kenny, 151 AD2d 535 (2d Dep't 1989). See, e.g., Colbourn v. ISS Intl. Serv. Sys., 304 AD2d 369, 370 (1st Dep't 2003).