§ 714. Answer in city having a population of one million or more. 1.\nIn a proceeding brought to review an assessment of real property in a\ncity having a population of one million or more, the respondent may\nserve a verified answer upon the petitioner within twenty days after\nservice of the petition. If the respondent fails to serve such answer\nwithin the required time, all allegations of the petition shall be\ndeemed denied. A proceeding shall be placed upon the court calendar for\nhearing by serving a copy of, and filing, a note of issue as provided in\nan action. When an answer is deemed to have been made, a motion to\ndismiss the petition must be made prior to the service of a note of\nissue, except that a motion to dismiss the petition, where it appears on\nthe face thereof
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§ 714. Answer in city having a population of one million or more. 1.\nIn a proceeding brought to review an assessment of real property in a\ncity having a population of one million or more, the respondent may\nserve a verified answer upon the petitioner within twenty days after\nservice of the petition. If the respondent fails to serve such answer\nwithin the required time, all allegations of the petition shall be\ndeemed denied. A proceeding shall be placed upon the court calendar for\nhearing by serving a copy of, and filing, a note of issue as provided in\nan action. When an answer is deemed to have been made, a motion to\ndismiss the petition must be made prior to the service of a note of\nissue, except that a motion to dismiss the petition, where it appears on\nthe face thereof that the court does not have jurisdiction of the\nsubject of the proceeding or that the petition does not state facts\nsufficient to warrant relief under the provisions of this article, may\nbe made at any time prior to the hearing, and the failure to serve an\nanswer shall not be ground for denying such a motion.\n 2. If the respondent has not served an answer or moved to dismiss the\npetition prior to the service of a note of issue, except as hereinbefore\nprovided, in order to raise an objection to the sufficiency of the\npetition or assert an affirmative defense upon the hearing, he must\nserve upon the petitioner within forty days after the service of a note\nof issue, a notice containing a statement of the nature of such\nobjection or such defense, unless for good cause the time to serve such\nnotice is extended by the court or a justice thereof, on an order to\nshow cause. Unless the petitioner and respondent stipulate in writing\nfor a hearing at an earlier date, no hearing shall be held less than\nthirty days after service of such notice upon the petitioner.\n 3. The respondent shall not be required to attach the original\nassessment roll or other original papers acted upon by him, but it shall\nbe sufficient to incorporate the same by reference in the answer or\nnotice provided for in subdivision two hereof.\n