451 – Acquisition of Lands for Cemetery Purposes in Certain Counties.
§ 451. Acquisition of lands for cemetery purposes in certain counties. It shall not be lawful for any person to take by deed, devise or otherwise or set apart or use any land or ground in any of the counties of Westchester, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Bronx, New York, Rockland, Suffolk, Putnam or Nassau, for cemetery […]
460 – Short Title.
§ 460. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the “property condition disclosure act”.
461 – Definitions.
§ 461. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. “Agent” means a person who is licensed as a real estate broker or a real estate salesperson pursuant to section four hundred forty-a of this chapter and is acting in a fiduciary capacity. 2. “Binding contract of sale” […]
444-P – Judicial Review.
§ 444-p. Judicial review. The action of the secretary in suspending, revoking, or refusing to issue or renew a license, or imposing an order directing the cessation of unlicensed activity or imposing a fine or reprimand may be reviewed by the supreme court in the manner provided by article seventy-eight of the civil practice law […]
444-Q – Severability.
§ 444-q. Severability. In the event it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that any phrase, clause, part, subdivision, paragraph or section, or any of the provisions of this article, is unconstitutional or otherwise invalid or inoperative, such determination shall not affect the validity or effect of the remaining provisions of this article.
446-A – Definitions.
§ 446-a. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, firm, or association. 2. “Apartment information vendor” means any person who engages in the business of claiming, demanding, charging, receiving, collecting, or contracting for the collection of, a fee from a […]
446-B – License Required.
§ 446-b. License required. 1. It is unlawful for any person to act or engage in the business as an apartment information vendor in this state without first having obtained a license from the secretary of state. No person shall be granted a license until he has established that he is trustworthy and bears a […]
446-C – Contracts; Fees; Reporting Procedures.
§ 446-c. Contracts; fees; reporting procedures. 1. Every apartment information vendor licensed under this article shall furnish customers with a contract prepared on a form approved by the secretary of state. Such contract shall include in plain language form a statement setting forth the sources of information concerning the location and availability of real property, […]
446-D – Display of License and Business Sign.
§ 446-d. Display of license and business sign. 1. A license issued hereunder shall be conspicuously displayed at all times by the apartment information vendor at the place of business for which it was granted. 2. The secretary shall be notified in writing at his or her office in Albany of any change of a […]
446-E – Revocation and Suspension of Licenses.
§ 446-e. Revocation and suspension of licenses. 1. Powers of secretary of state. The secretary may revoke or suspend a license, impose a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars, order refunds to aggrieved parties, and issue reprimands, upon a finding that a licensee has violated any of the provisions of this article, or has […]