OPINION OF THE COURT Prudenti, P.J. The issue presented on this appeal is whether a party’s alleged lack of standing to commence the action is a defense that is waived if not raised in an answer or in a pre-answer motion to dismiss the complaint. We hold that lack of standing is such a defense, and that it was waived in this case, where the defendant raised the standing issue for the first time in an attorn…
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