N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 24-259: § 24-259 Notice of violation.

(a) Notice, required by this chapter, shall be given by issuance of a notice of violation.

(b) Whenever the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of any provision of this code or any order or regulation promulgated by the commissioner or the board may exist, he or she may cause to have a notice of violation issued and served on:

(1) The person in violation; or

(2) An owner with an equity interest in the device in violation, if any; or

(3) If an owner with an equity interest in the device in violation cannot be located with due diligence, any other owner of said device.

(c) A notice of violation shall:

(1) Specify the section or sections of this code, order, or regulation that such person or device is in violation of; and

(2) Indicate the amount of the civil penalty that such person is subject to; and

(3) Contain a brief statement of the nature of the violation; and

(4) Require a written response that conforms to section 24-260 of this code; and

(5) Require such person or owner of a device, unless a hearing is not required by section 24-257 of this code, to answer the allegations in the notice of violation at a time and place designated either in or with the notice of violation or in a subsequent notice to such person or owner.