Cazenovia Creek Funding I, LLC v. White Eagle Society of Brotherly Help, Inc., Group 315, Polish National Alliance

Summary

The court affirmed the judgment upholding summary judgment on liability because certified city council records and the lien assignments established that the municipal tax liens were validly assigned under the governing statute, and the defendant presented no specific evidence creating a genuine factual dispute. The court clarified that the plaintiff bore the burden of proving the assignments and its standing to foreclose, although the defendant failed to rebut the plaintiff’s evidence. The court also explained that foreclosure judgment is improper while liability-related special defenses remain unresolved, but held that the defendant waived objections to the procedural irregularities by failing to object.