New York Laws
Article 7-D - SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS BY TENANTS FOR JUDGMENT DIRECTING REPAIRS OF CONDITIONS AND OTHER RELIEF IN RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY CONSTITUTING VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LOCAL OR STATE HOUSING STANDARDS OR REAL PROPERTY LAW
797-H - Answer.

* § 797-h. Answer. At or prior to the time the petition is to be heard
the respondent may answer orally or in writing. If the answer is oral
the substance thereof shall be recorded by the clerk or, if a particular
court has no clerk, by the presiding judge or justice of such court, and
maintained in the case record. The answer may contain any legal or
equitable defense.

* NB Effective December 30, 2023

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