2023 New York Laws
RPA - Real Property Actions and Proceedings
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-F - Contents of the Petition.

§  797-f.  Contents of the petition. 1. The petition shall be verified
  by the person authorized to maintain the proceeding under section  seven
  hundred  ninety-seven-a  of  this  article or by a legal representative,
  attorney, or agent of such person pursuant to rule three hundred  twenty
  of  the  civil  practice  law and rules. The attorney of such person may
  verify upon information and belief.
2. Every petition shall:
a. State the interest of the petitioner  in  the  premises  for  which
  relief under this article is sought;
b. Describe the premises that is the subject of the petition;
c.  State  the  facts  upon  which  the  special  proceeding is based,
  including those conditions constituting violation of applicable state or
  local housing standards or section two hundred thirty-five-b of the real
  property law; and
d. State the relief sought.  Such  relief  may  include  an  order  to
  repair,  a monetary judgment in favor of petitioner for diminished value
  of real property, and an order reducing  future  rent  until  violations
  have been cured.