Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
"A defendant seeking to vacate a default in answering a complaint must demonstrate a justifiable excuse for the default and a meritorious defense to the action ( see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Caputo v Peton, 13 AD3d 474; Glibbery v Cosenza Assoc., 4 AD3d 393)" ( Fekete v Camp Skwere, 16 AD3d 544, 545). Here, the appellants failed to do either.