Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The record indicates, and the plaintiff does not controvert, that the plaintiff's motion for leave to enter a default judgment was not based on either a verified complaint or an affidavit by a party as required by CPLR 3215 (f). Under these circumstances, entry of a default judgment would be erroneous and the judgment would be a nullity (see, Gerhardt v Salacqua Contr. Co.,
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