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N.Y. RPP Law § 236 — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 7 / Section 236
Assignment of lease of a deceased tenant
Status: in_force

§ 236. Assignment of lease of a deceased tenant. Notwithstanding any\ncontrary provision contained in any lease hereafter made which affects\npremises demised for residential use, or partly for residential and\npartly for professional use, the executor, administrator or legal\nrepresentative of a deceased tenant under such a lease, may request the\nlandlord thereunder to consent to the assignment of such a lease, or to\nthe subletting of the premises demised thereby. Such request shall be\naccompanied by the written consent thereto of any co-tenant or guarantor\nof such lease and a statement of the name, business and home addresses\nof the proposed assignee or sublessee. Within ten days after the mailing\nof such request, the landlord may ask the sender thereof for additional\ninformation as will enable the landlord to determine if rejection of\nsuch request shall be unreasonable. Within thirty days after the mailing\nof the request for consent, or of the additional information reasonably\nasked for by the landlord, whichever is later, the landlord shall send a\nnotice to the sender thereof of his election to terminate said lease or\nto grant or refuse his consent. Landlord's failure to send such a notice\nshall be deemed to be a consent to the proposed assignment or\nsubletting. If the landlord consents, said lease may be assigned in\naccordance with the request provided a written agreement by the assignee\nassuming the performance of the tenant's obligations under the lease is\ndelivered to the landlord in form reasonably satisfactory to the\nlandlord, or the premises may be sublet in accordance with the request,\nas the case may be, but the estate of the deceased tenant, and any other\ntenant thereunder, shall nevertheless remain liable for the performance\nof tenant's obligations under said lease. If the landlord terminates\nsaid lease or unreasonably refuses his consent, said lease shall be\ndeemed terminated, and the estate of the deceased tenant and any other\ntenant thereunder shall be discharged from further liability thereunder\nas of the last day of the calendar month during which the landlord was\nrequired hereunder to exercise his option. If the landlord reasonably\nrefuses his consent, said lease shall continue in full force and effect,\nsubject to the right to make further requests for consent hereunder. Any\nrequest, notice or communication required or authorized to be given\nhereunder shall be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt\nrequested. This act shall not apply to a proprietary lease, viz.: a\nlease to, or held by, a tenant entitled thereto by reason of ownership\nof stock in a corporate owner of premises which operates the same on a\ncooperative basis. Any waiver of any part of this section shall be void\nas against public policy.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 95 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 4 / Section 95
Judgments against housing companies not relating to mortgage indebtedness
Status: in_force

§ 95. Judgments against housing companies not relating to mortgage\nindebtedness.  In the event of a judgment against a housing company in\nany action not pertaining to the collection of a mortgage indebtedness,\nthere shall be no sale of any of the real property of such housing\ncompany except upon sixty days' written notice to the commissioner and,\nif the municipality has made a loan to the housing company, to the\nmunicipality in which the project is located. Upon receipt of such\nnotice the commissioner and the municipality shall take such steps as in\nits judgment may be necessary to protect the rights of all parties.\n
N.Y. TWN Law § 101 — New York Code / Act TWN / Article 8 / Section 101
Fiscal year
Status: in_force

§ 101. Fiscal year. The fiscal year of all towns shall begin on the\nfirst day of January and end on the thirty-first day of December in each\nyear.\n
N.Y. MHY Law § 32.17 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title E / Article 32 / Section 32.17
Certain duties of providers of services
Status: in_force

§ 32.17 Certain duties of providers of services.\n  It shall be the duty of every holder of an operating certificate to\nassist both the office and the commission on quality of care for the\nmentally disabled in carrying out their respective and joint regulatory\nfunctions by:\n  (a) complying with the provisions of this chapter, other applicable\nfederal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations, and the\nregulations of the commissioner.\n  (b) consistent with federal and state confidentiality laws and\nregulations, making such reports as are required by the office as well\nas those necessary to provide notification to the district attorney or\nother appropriate law enforcement official and the commissioner or his\nor her authorized representative as soon as possible, or in any event\nwithin three working days, if it appears that a crime may have been\ncommitted by program personnel against a patient receiving services from\nsuch provider, and/or if a crime may have been committed by program\npersonnel against any person on such provider's premises, and making\nsuch other reports, uniform and otherwise, as are required by the\ncommissioner or his or her authorized representative with respect to its\noperations. Information obtained by the commissioner from the records of\npatients receiving services shall be kept confidential in accordance\nwith applicable federal and state confidentiality laws and regulations.\n  (c) cooperating with the commissioner or his or her authorized\nrepresentative and the commission on quality of care for the mentally\ndisabled or any representative authorized by the chairperson of such\ncommission in any investigation or inspection conducted by the\ndepartment or commission on quality of care for the mentally disabled.\n  (d) permitting the commissioner or his or her authorized\nrepresentative and the commission on quality of care for the mentally\ndisabled or any representative authorized by the chairperson of such\ncommission to inspect its facility and all books and records, including\npatient records, kept by it and to interview and examine any patient at\nits facility except that no patient may be examined against his or her\nwill.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 359-I — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 23-B / Section 359-I
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 359-i. Definitions. 1. In this article unless the context or subject\nmatter otherwise requires:\n  "Bank" includes any person or association of persons, whether\nincorporated or not, carrying on the business of banking.\n  "Fiduciary" includes a trustee under any trust, expressed, implied,\nresulting or constructive, executor, administrator, guardian,\nconservator, curator, committee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy,\nassignee for the benefit of creditors, partner, agent, officer of a\ncorporation, public or private, public officer, or any other person\nacting in a fiduciary capacity for any person, trust or estate.\n  "Person" includes a corporation, partnership, or other association, or\ntwo or more persons having a joint or common interest.\n  "Principal" includes any person to whom a fiduciary as such owes an\nobligation.\n  2. An act is done "in good faith" when it is done in fact honestly,\nwhether it be done negligently or not.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 343-O*4 — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 12 / Section 343-O*4
Portion of state highway system to be designated as "Monroe County American Legion Memorial Highway"
Status: in_force

* § 343-o. Portion of state highway system to be designated as "Monroe\nCounty American Legion Memorial Highway". All that portion of the state\nhighway system located in Monroe county constituting route 104 from the\nWayne county line to the Orleans county line shall be designated and\nknown as the "Monroe County American Legion Memorial Highway".\n  * NB There are 8 § 343-o's\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 4-214 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 4-214
Insolvency and Preference
Status: in_force

Section 4--214. Insolvency and Preference.\n  (1) Any item in or coming into the possession of a payor or collecting\nbank which suspends payment and which item is not finally paid shall be\nreturned by the receiver, trustee or agent in charge of the closed bank\nto the presenting bank or the closed bank's customer.\n  (2) If a payor bank finally pays an item and suspends payments without\nmaking a settlement for the item with its customer or the presenting\nbank which settlement is or becomes final, the owner of the item has a\npreferred claim against the payor bank.\n  (3) If a payor bank gives or a collecting bank gives or receives a\nprovisional settlement for an item and thereafter suspends payments, the\nsuspension does not prevent or interfere with the settlement becoming\nfinal if such finality occurs automatically upon the lapse of certain\ntime or the happening of certain events (subsection (3) of Section\n4--211, subsections (1) (d), (2) and (3) of Section 4--213).\n  (4) If a collecting bank receives from subsequent parties settlement\nfor an item which settlement is or becomes final and suspends payments\nwithout making a settlement for the item with its customer which is or\nbecomes final, the owner of the item has a preferred claim against such\ncollecting bank.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 132 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 3 / Section 132
Use of sign, or words, indicating bank or trust company by unauthorized persons prohibited
Status: in_force

§ 132. Use of sign, or words, indicating bank or trust company by\nunauthorized persons prohibited.\n  No person, except a national bank, a federal reserve bank, or a\ncorporation duly authorized by the superintendent to transact business\nin this state, shall make use of any office sign at the place where such\nbusiness is transacted having thereon any artificial or corporate name,\nor other words indicating that such place or office is the place of\nbusiness or office of a bank or trust company; nor shall any such person\nor persons make use of or circulate any letterheads, billheads, blank\nforms, notes, receipts, certificates, circulars, or any written or\nprinted or partly written and partly printed paper whatever, having\nthereon any artificial or corporate name, or other word or words,\nindicating that such business is the business of a bank or trust\ncompany; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be deemed\nto prevent a bank holding company from using any corporate name it is\nduly authorized to use under subdivision (b) of section three hundred\ntwo of the business corporation law.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 9-201 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 9 / Part 2 / Subpart 1 / Section 9-201
General Effectiveness of Security Agreement
Status: in_force

Section 9--201. General Effectiveness of Security Agreement.\n  (a) General effectiveness. Except as otherwise provided in this\nchapter, a security agreement is effective according to its terms\nbetween the parties, against purchasers of the collateral, and against\ncreditors.\n  (b) Applicable consumer laws and other law. A transaction subject to\nthis article is subject to:\n       (1) any applicable rule of law which establishes a different rule\n           for consumers;\n       (2) any other statute or regulation of this state which regulates\n           the rates, charges, agreements and practices for loans,\n           credit sales or other extensions of credit;\n       (3) any consumer protection statute or regulation of this state.\n  (c) Other applicable law controls. In case of conflict between this\narticle and a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in\nsubsection (b), the rule of law, statute, or regulation controls.\nFailure to comply with a statute or regulation described in subsection\n(b) has only the effect the statute or regulation specifies.\n  (d) Further deference to other applicable law. This article does not:\n       (1) validate any rate, charge, agreement, or practice that\n           violates a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in\n           subsection (b); or\n       (2) extend the application of the rule of law, statute, or\n           regulation to a transaction not otherwise subject to it.\n
N.Y. GCM Law § 62 — New York Code / Act GCM / Part 5 / Section 62
Additional tax on transportation corporations and associations
Status: in_force

§ 62. Additional tax on transportation corporations and associations.\nEvery corporation, joint-stock company or association formed for or\nprincipally engaged in the conduct of aviation, steamboat, ferry (except\na ferry company operating between any of the boroughs of the city under\na lease granted by the city), or navigation business or formed for or\nprincipally engaged in the conduct of two or more of such businesses,\nexcept a corporation, joint-stock company or association subject to\ntaxation under a local law of the city, imposed on utilities and vendors\nof utility services, shall pay for the privilege of carrying on its\nbusiness in the city, a tax which shall be equal to five-tenths of one\nper centum upon its gross earnings from all sources within the city,\nexcluding earnings derived from business of a character other than\nwholly intra-city. Provided, however, gross earnings from transportation\nbusiness both originating and terminating within the city and traversing\nboth the city and any other city, any state or states or any country\nshall be subject to the tax imposed by this section and such earnings\nshall be allocated to the city in the same ratio that the mileage within\nthe city bears to the total mileage of such business.\n
N.Y. STF Law § 115 — New York Code / Act STF / Article 7 / Section 115
Cash advance accounts
Status: in_force

§ 115. Cash advance accounts. 1. The state comptroller may, upon the\nrequest of the head of a state department or agency, authorize the\nestablishment of cash advance accounts for such department or agency, in\nan amount he deems sufficient.\n  2. Cash advance accounts may be established when in the judgment of\nthe state comptroller an advance account is necessary and proper to\nachieve the purposes of the appropriation from which the cash advance\naccount will be established.\n  3. When a cash advance account is established for the purpose of\npurchasing materials, supplies or services, the account may be used to\npurchase such materials, supplies or services where the amount of a\nsingle purchase does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars, in accordance\nwith such rules as shall be prescribed by the comptroller. The\ncomptroller shall audit before payment all vouchers, together with the\nsupporting documents, presented to him for reimbursement to the account\nand approve them in the amount allowed by him and draw his warrant in\nthe amount thereof.\n  4. The head of the department, office or agency may designate an\nemployee to be in charge of the cash advance account. Such designation\nshall be filed with the comptroller. Any person authorized to handle the\naccount shall be bonded, either by an individual or blanket undertaking.\n  5. If, in the judgment of the comptroller, the cash advance account is\nbeing used for purposes other than authorized in this section or\notherwise improperly operated, he shall direct the officer responsible\nfor such account to return the cash advanced to establish the account.\n  6. The comptroller at any time may require the officer responsible to\naccount for the moneys in the cash advance account.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 4528 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 45 / Section 4528
Weather conditions
Status: in_force

Rule 4528. Weather conditions. Any record of the observations of the\nweather, taken under the direction of the United States weather bureau,\nis prima facie evidence of the facts stated.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 160.60 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 2 / Title H / Article 160 / Section 160.60
Effect of termination of criminal actions in favor of the accused
Status: in_force

§ 160.60 Effect of termination of criminal actions in favor of the\n           accused.\n  Upon the termination of a criminal action or proceeding against a\nperson in favor of such person, as defined in subdivision two of section\n160.50 of this chapter, the arrest and prosecution shall be deemed a\nnullity and the accused shall be restored, in contemplation of law, to\nthe status he occupied before the arrest and prosecution.  The arrest or\nprosecution shall not operate as a disqualification of any person so\naccused to pursue or engage in any lawful activity, occupation,\nprofession, or calling.  Except where specifically required or permitted\nby statute or upon specific authorization of a superior court, no such\nperson shall be required to divulge information pertaining to the arrest\nor prosecution.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 7505 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 75 / Section 7505
Taxes
Status: in_force

§ 7505. Taxes. (a) The corporation shall be exempt from all taxes and\nfees imposed by this state or by any county, municipality, or local\nauthority or subdivision, except that real property owned by the\ncorporation shall be subject to county, municipal or local authority or\nsubdivision taxation to the same extent, according to its value, as\nother similar real property.\n  (b) Any company whose policies have been assumed, reinsured or\nguaranteed by the corporation shall remain liable for the taxes required\nby article thirty-three of the tax law, and shall remain liable as to\ntaxes accrued before January first, nineteen hundred seventy-four, which\nwere required by section one hundred eighty-seven of the tax law as in\neffect before January first, nineteen hundred seventy-four, on all\npremiums received on policies issued by it, but payment of such taxes\nshall be suspended.  Payment of or on account of such taxes shall be\nmade under such terms and conditions as the superintendent prescribes,\nexcept that no such payment may be required or made if such company\nwould become impaired by the making of such payment or if such payment\nwould reduce its capital and surplus below the minimum statutory\nrequirements for organization of a like new life insurance company. No\ndividends to shareholders shall be declared unless all premium taxes\nhave been fully paid.\n
N.Y. RPA Law § 1943 — New York Code / Act RPA / Article 19 / Section 1943
Order for publication of notice to persons interested
Status: in_force

§ 1943. Order for publication of notice to persons interested.  Upon\nthe presentation of such petition, duly verified, the said court shall\nmake an order for the publication of a notice requiring all persons\nclaiming any interest in the real property described in such petition to\nappear before the court at a special term thereof, to be held at a time\nand place to be therein specified, not less than three months nor more\nthan six months thereafter, and show cause, if any they have, why they\nshould not be forever barred from maintaining any action or proceeding\nfor the recovery of the real property, which shall be substantially\ndescribed as set forth in said petition, and which notice shall also\ncontain a reference to the time and place of record of the sheriff's or\nreferee's deed referred to in the petition. Said publication shall be\nmade once a week for three months successively prior to the return day\nnamed in said notice in two newspapers designated in the order as most\nlikely to give notice to any claimant of the property.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 4-206 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 4-206
Transfer Between Banks
Status: in_force

Section 4--206. Transfer Between Banks.\n  Any agreed method which identifies the transferor bank is sufficient\nfor the item's further transfer to another bank.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 4521 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 45 / Section 4521
Lack of record
Status: in_force

Rule 4521. Lack of record. A statement signed by an officer or a\ndeputy of an officer having legal custody of specified official records\nof the United States or of any state, territory or jurisdiction of the\nUnited States, or of any court thereof, or kept in any public office\nthereof, that he has made diligent search of the records and has found\nno record or entry of a specified nature, is prima facie evidence that\nthe records contain no such record or entry, provided that the statement\nis accompanied by a certificate that legal custody of the specified\nofficial records belongs to such person, which certificate shall be made\nby a person described in rule 4540.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 474 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 17 / Section 474
Revocation of certificate of compliance
Status: in_force

§ 474. Revocation of certificate of compliance.  No place of public\nassembly shall be conducted for pecuniary gain unless a certificate of\ncompliance shall have been issued and conspicuously posted therein. The\nenforcing authority granting the certificate of compliance may revoke\nthe same if premises are not maintained according to the provisions of\nlaw and the rules adopted thereunder.\n
N.Y. RPP Law § 442-D — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 12-A / Section 442-D
Actions for commissions; license prerequisite
Status: in_force

§ 442-d. Actions for commissions; license prerequisite. No person,\ncopartnership, limited liability company or corporation shall bring or\nmaintain an action in any court of this state for the recovery of\ncompensation for services rendered, in any place in which this article\nis applicable, in the buying, selling, exchanging, leasing, renting or\nnegotiating a loan upon any real estate without alleging and proving\nthat such person was a duly licensed real estate broker or real estate\nsalesperson on the date when the alleged cause of action arose.\n