Except where otherwise provided for in this title, a person who has been served with a notice of a proceeding accompanied by an application or complaint shall have no less than 20 days from the date of mailing in which to answer or reply, except that in exceptional circumstances, the division may require a shorter period. Every answer or reply must be verified or affirmed, and an original and one copy shall be filed with the division.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 2507.4