N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 12 § 263.42

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 263.42 - Answer; contents

The answer shall contain:

(a) Specific admissions or denials of each allegation of the charge controverted by the party filing the answer, or of any knowledge or information thereof sufficient to form a belief. An allegation in the charge not specifically denied in the answer, unless the party asserts that it is without knowledge or information thereof sufficient to form a belief as to the truth thereof, shall be deemed admitted;

(b) A statement of facts with numbered paragraphs setting forth the nature of the controversy. The statement may be supported by affidavits, documents, and other evidence that may be relevant and material but may not consist solely of such attachments, and any attachments or exhibits shall be specifically identified and referred to in the answer;

(c) Defenses: The answer shall contain a concise statement of the facts constituting the grounds of each and every defense alleged. Any defense not raised in the answer is waived. Mere conclusory allegations of law absent a factual basis will not be considered. The answer may also contain an argument with citations to legal authority in support of the defenses raised. Allegations of new matters in the answer shall be deemed denied without the necessity of a reply.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 § 263.42

Adopted New York State Register February 15, 2023/Volume XLV, Issue 07, eff. 2/15/2023