2006 New York Code - Survey.

 
    §  26-238  Survey. a. Identity of surveyors. The survey referred to in
  section 26-236 of this article shall be made by three competent persons,
  of whom one shall be the superintendent, or an engineer or an  inspector
  designated  in  writing  by  such  superintendent;  another  shall  be a
  licensed architect, appointed  either  by  the  county  chapter  of  the
  american  institute  of architects of the borough in which the survey is
  to be made or by the New York society of architects, Brooklyn society of
  architects, or a licensed professional engineer  appointed  by  the  New
  York association of consulting engineers or by the county chapter of the
  New  York  society of professional engineers of the borough in which the
  survey is to be made; and the third shall  be  a  practical  builder,  a
  licensed  professional engineer or a licensed architect appointed by the
  person served with a notice pursuant to section 26-236 of this  article.
  In  case  the  person served with such notice shall neglect or refuse to
  appoint such surveyor, the other two surveyors shall make the survey. In
  case they disagree, they shall appoint a third person to  take  part  in
  such  survey,  who  shall  be a practical builder, licensed professional
  engineer or an architect of at least ten years' practice, whose decision
  shall be final.
    b. Posting report of survey. A copy of the report of the survey  shall
  be  posted  on  the structure that is the subject thereof by the persons
  holding the survey, immediately on their signing such report.
    c. Compensation of surveyors. The architect appointed  by  the  county
  chapter  of the american institute of architects of the borough in which
  the survey is to be made, or by New  York  society  of  architects,  the
  Brooklyn  society  of  architects,  or the engineer appointed by the New
  York association of consulting engineers, or by a  chapter  of  the  New
  York  society  of  professional  engineers  located in New York city, as
  hereinbefore provided, who may act on any survey  called  in  accordance
  with the provisions of this article, and the third surveyor who may have
  been called in the case of disagreement provided for in subdivision a of
  this section, shall each be paid the sum of fifty dollars by the finance
  department  upon  the  voucher of the superintendent. The city is hereby
  given a cause of action against the owner of the structure surveyed, and
  of the lot or parcel of land on which the  structure  is  situated,  for
  such  sum  with  interest. The amount so collected shall be paid over to
  the  finance  department  in  reimbursement  of  the  amounts  paid   as
  aforesaid.