Mahamadu Trawally et al., Plaintiffs, v. East Clarke Realty Corp. et al., Defendants; Mahamadu Trawally et al., Appellants, v. 41 Elliot Place Corp. et al., Defendants, and 41 Inc. et al., Respondents

Defendants moved pursuant to CPLR 5015 (a) (1) to vacate the order striking their answer. A party seeking such relief must establish a reasonable excuse for its underlying default as well as a meritorious defense (see Ogen v Nordstrom, 85 AD3d 552 [2011]). Defendants’ purported showing of a meritorious defense was insufficient because it was based on the affirmation of an attorney who had no personal knowledge of the facts alleged (see Thelen LLP v Omni Contr. Co., Inc., 79 AD3d 605, 606 [2010], lv denied 17 NY3d 713 [2011]). Concur — Saxe, J.E, Sweeny, Acosta and DeGrasse, JJ.