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., 181 A.D.2d 719; Joosten v. Gale, 129 A.D.2d 531, 535; Income Prop. Consultants v. Lumat Realty Corp., 88 A.D.2d 582). Accordingly, we need not consider whether the defendants established that they had a reasonable excuse for their default and a meritorious defense (see, Income Prop. Consultants v. Lumat Realty Corp., supra). O'Brien, J.P., Copertino, Santucci and Krausman, JJ., concur.