[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 24, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 24CFR26.11] [Page 283] TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PART 26_HEARING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents Subpart A_Hearings Before Hearing Officers Sec. 26.11 Answer. Respondent shall file an answer within thirty days of receipt of the complaint. The answer shall respond specifically to each factual allegation. A general denial shall not be permitted. Where a respondent intends to rely on an affirmative defense it shall be pleaded specifically. Allegations are admitted when not specifically denied in respondent's answer.