N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 743
Answer
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Current — January 1, 2020
As of January 1, 2015
§ 743. Answer. Except as provided in section 732, relating to a\nproceeding for non-payment of rent, at the time when the petition is to\nbe heard the respondent, or any person in possession or claiming\npossession of the premises, may answer, orally or in writing. If the\nanswer is oral the substance thereof shall be recorded by the clerk or,\nif a particular court has no clerk, by the presiding judge or justice of\nsuch court, and maintained in the case record. If the notice of petition\nwas served at least eight days before the time at which it was noticed\nto be heard and it so demands, the answer shall be made at least three\ndays before the time the petition is noticed to be heard and, if in\nwriting, it shall be served within such time; whereupon any reply shall\nbe served at least one day before such time. The answer may contain any\nlegal or equitable defense, or counterclaim. The court may render\naffirmative judgment for the amount found due on the counterclaim.\n
§ 743. Answer. Except as provided in section seven hundred thirty-two\nof this article, relating to a proceeding for non-payment of rent, at\nthe time when the petition is to be heard the respondent, or any person\nin possession or claiming possession of the premises, may answer, orally\nor in writing. If the answer is oral the substance thereof shall be\nrecorded by the clerk or, if a particular court has no clerk, by the\npresiding judge or justice of such court, and maintained in the case\nrecord. The answer may contain any legal or equitable defense, or\ncounterclaim. The court may render affirmative judgment for the amount\nfound due on the counterclaim.\n
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