reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
NY Gen Bus L § 675 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 32 - Video Consumer Privacy Act 675 - Civil Liability.

§ 675. Civil liability. 1. Any person found to be in violation of this   article shall be liable to the aggrieved consumer for all actual damages   sustained  by  such consumer as a result of the violation, provided that   any consumer who prevails or substantially prevails in an action brought   under this section shall receive not less than five hundred  dollars  in   damages,  regardless  of the amount of actual damage proved, plus costs,   disbursements and reasonable attorneys' fees.2. Whenever there shall be a violation of this article, an application   may be made by the attorney general in the name of  the  people  of  the   state of New York to a court or justice having jurisdiction by a special   proceeding  to  issue an injunction, and upon notice to the defendant of   not less than five days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of  such   violation;  and  if  it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or   justice that the defendant has,  in  fact,  violated  this  article,  an   injunction  may  be  issued  by  such  court  or  justice, enjoining and   restraining any further violation,  without  requiring  proof  that  any   person  has,  in  fact,  been  injured  or  damaged thereby. In any such   proceeding, the court may make allowances to  the  attorney  general  as   provided  in  paragraph  six  of subdivision (a) of section eighty-three   hundred  three  of  the  civil  practice  law  and  rules,  and   direct   restitution. Whenever the court shall determine that a violation of this   article  has  occurred, the court may impose a civil penalty of not more   than one thousand dollars for such violation.  In  connection  with  any   such  proposed  application,  the attorney general is authorized to take   proof and make a determination  of  the  relevant  facts  and  to  issue   subpoenas in accordance with the civil practice law and rules.3.  No  action  may  be  brought  under the provisions of this section   unless such action is commenced within two years from the  date  of  the   act complained of or of the date of discovery of such act.
NY Gen Bus L § 680 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33 - Franchises 680 - Legislative Findings and Declaration of Policy.

§  680.  Legislative  findings  and  declaration  of  policy.  1.  The   legislature hereby finds  and  declares  that  the  widespread  sale  of   franchises  is  a  relatively  new  form  of  business which has created   numerous problems in  New  York.    New  York  residents  have  suffered   substantial  losses  where  the franchisor or his representative has not   provided    full    and    complete    information     regarding     the   franchisor-franchisee  relationship, the details of the contract between   the franchisor and franchisee, the  prior  business  experience  of  the   franchisor,  and  other  factors  relevant  to the franchise offered for   sale.2. It is hereby determined and declared that the  offer  and  sale  of   franchises,  as  defined  in  this  article, is a matter affected with a   public interest and subject to the supervision of  the  state,  for  the   purpose  of  providing  prospective  franchisees and potential franchise   investors with material details of the franchise offering so  that  they   may  participate  in  the  franchise  system  in a manner that may avoid   detriment to the public interest and benefit the commerce  and  industry   of the state. Further, it is the intent of this law to prohibit the sale   of  franchises  where such sale would lead to fraud or a likelihood that   the franchisor's promises would not be fulfilled.
NY Gen Bus L § 682 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33 - Franchises 682 - Scope.

§  682.  Scope.  The  disclosure requirements mandated by this article   apply to all written or  oral  arrangements  between  a  franchisor  and   franchisee  in  connection  with  the  offer  or  sale  of  a franchise,   including, but not limited to, the  franchise  offering,  the  franchise   agreement,  sales  of goods or services, leases and mortgages of real or   personal  property,  promises  to  pay,  security  interests,   pledges,   insurance,   advertising,   construction   or   installation  contracts,   servicing contracts, and all other arrangements in which the  franchisor   or subfranchisor has an interest.
NY Gen Bus L § 685 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33 - Franchises 685 - Escrows and Impoundments.

§  685.  Escrows and impoundments. If the department of law finds that   the applicant for registration has failed to demonstrate  that  adequate   financial  arrangements have been made to fulfill obligations to provide   real estate, improvements,  equipment,  inventory,  training,  or  other   items included in the offering, the department may require the escrow or   impoundment  of franchise fees and other funds paid by the franchisee or   subfranchisor until the obligations are fulfilled, or, at the option  of   the  franchisor,  the furnishing of a surety bond as provided by rule of   the department of law if it finds that the requirement is necessary  and   appropriate to protect prospective franchisees or subfranchisors.
NY Gen Bus L § 686 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33 - Franchises 686 - Designation of Secretary of State as Agent for Service of Process; Service of Process.

§  686.  Designation  of  secretary  of  state as agent for service of   process; service of process. Any person who shall offer to sell or  sell   a  franchise  in  this state as a franchisor, subfranchisor or franchise   sales agent shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the  secretary   of  state  as  his  or  its  agent  upon whom may be served any summons,   complaint, subpoena,  subpoena  duces  tecum,  notice,  order  or  other   process  directed  to  such  person, or any partner, principal, officer,   salesman or director thereof, or his or its successor, administrator  or   executor, in any action, investigation, or proceeding which arises under   this article or a rule hereunder, with the same force and validity as if   served  personally  on  such  person.  Service  of such process upon the   secretary of state shall be made by personally delivering to and leaving   with him or a deputy secretary of state a copy thereof at the office  of   the  department  of state, and such service shall be sufficient provided   that notice of such  service  and  a  copy  of  such  process  are  sent   forthwith  by  the department to such person, by registered or certified   mail with return receipt requested, at his address as set forth  in  the   application  for  registration  of  his  offering  prospectus  or in the   registered offering prospectus itself filed with the department  of  law   pursuant  to  this  article,  or  in  default  of  the  filing  of  such   application or prospectus, at the last address known to the  department.   Service of such process shall be complete upon receipt by the department   of a return receipt purporting to be signed by the addressee or a person   qualified  to  receive  his  or  its  registered  or  certified mail, in   accordance with the rules and customs of the post office department, or,   if acceptance was refused or unclaimed by the addressee or  his  or  its   agent,  or  if the addressee moved without leaving a forwarding address,   upon return to  the  department  of  the  original  envelope  bearing  a   notation  by  the postal authorities that receipt thereof was refused or   that such mail was otherwise undeliverable.
NY Gen Bus L § 687 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33 - Franchises 687 - Fraudulent and Unlawful Practices.

§  687.  Fraudulent  and unlawful practices. 1. It is unlawful for any person  to  make  any  untrue  statement  of  a  material  fact  in  any application,  notice,  statement,  prospectus  or  report filed with the department under this article, or wilfully to omit to state in any  such application,  notice,  statement, prospectus or report any material fact which is required to be  stated  therein,  or  to  fail  to  notify  the department of any material change as required by this article.   2.  It is unlawful for a person, in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any franchise, to directly or indirectly:  (a) Employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud.  (b) Make any untrue statement of a material fact or omit  to  state  a material  fact  necessary  in  order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,  not  misleading. It  is an affirmative defense to one accused of omitting to state such a material fact that said omission was not an intentional act.  (c) Engage in any act, practice, or course of business which  operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.   3.  It  is  unlawful  for  any person to violate any provision of this article, or any rule of the department  promulgated  hereunder,  or  any condition  to  the  effectiveness  of  the  registration  of an offering prospectus or of an exemption from the registration provisions  of  this article.   4.  Any  condition,  stipulation,  or provision purporting to bind any person acquiring any franchise to waive compliance with any provision of this law, or rule promulgated hereunder, shall be void.   5. It is unlawful to require a franchisee  to  assent  to  a  release, assignment,  novation,  waiver  or estoppel which would relieve a person from any duty or liability imposed by this article.
NY Gen Bus L § 690 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33 - Franchises 690 - Violations and Penalties.

§ 690. Violations and penalties. Any person who knowingly violates any   of  the  provisions  of  this  article  or any rule or regulation issued   thereunder shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine   of not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisonment for not more than   one year, or both.
NY Gen Bus L § 692 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33 - Franchises 692 - Enforcement by Attorney General.

§  692.  Enforcement  by  attorney  general.  1.  The  department  may   prosecute every person charged with a criminal offense in  violation  of   this article and regulations issued thereunder. In all such proceedings,   the  department  may appear before any court of record or any grand jury   and perform all the duties in respect of  such  actions  or  proceedings   which the district attorney would otherwise be authorized or required to   exercise  or  perform;  or the department may in its discretion transmit   evidence, proof and information as  to  such  offense  to  the  district   attorney  of  the  county or counties in which the alleged violation has   occurred, and every district attorney to whom such evidence,  proof  and   information  is  so transmitted may proceed to investigate and prosecute   any person charged with such violation. In any such  proceeding  wherein   the  department  has appeared, the district attorney shall only exercise   such powers and perform such duties  as  are  required  of  him  by  the   department.2.  Upon  a  showing  by  the department that a fraudulent practice as   defined by this article has occurred, the department may include  in  an   action  under  this  article an application to direct restitution of any   moneys  or  property  obtained  directly  or  indirectly  by  any   such   fraudulent practice.
NY Gen Bus L § 693 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33 - Franchises 693 - Immunity.

§  693.  Immunity.  Upon  any  investigation  or proceeding before the   department, or in any criminal proceeding  before  any  court  or  grand   jury,  pursuant  to or for a violation of any provision of this article,   the department or the  court  or  grand  jury  may  confer  immunity  in   accordance with the applicable provisions of the criminal procedure law.
NY Gen Bus L § 694 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33 - Franchises 694 - Administration.

§  694. Administration. 1. The department shall charge and collect the fees fixed by this section.  (a) The fee for filing an application for registration of an  offering prospectus  under subdivision two of section six hundred eighty-three of this article is seven hundred fifty dollars.  (b) The fee  for  filing  an  amendment  to  any  registered  offering prospectus  filed under subdivision two, nine or thirteen of section six hundred eighty-three of this article is one hundred fifty dollars.  (c)  The  fee  for  filing  a  franchise  agent's  application   under subdivision thirteen of section six hundred eighty-three of this article is one hundred fifty dollars.   2.  The department may from time to time make, amend, and rescind such rules,  forms  and  regulations  as  are  necessary  to  carry  out  the provisions   of  this  article,  including  rules  and  forms  governing applications and reports, and defining any terms, whether or not used in this article, insofar as the definitions are not inconsistent  with  the provisions of this article.
NY Gen Bus L § 695 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33 - Franchises 695 - Separability Clause; Construction.

§  695. Separability clause; construction. 1. If any part or provision   of  this  article  or  the  application  thereof  to   any   person   or   circumstances   be   adjudged   invalid   by   any  court  of  competent   jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its  operation  to  the   part,  provision  or application directly involved in the controversy in   which such judgment shall have been rendered and  shall  not  affect  or   impair  the validity of the remainder of this article or the application   thereof to other persons or circumstances  and  the  legislature  hereby   declares  that  it  would  have  enacted  this  article or the remainder   thereof had the invalidity of such provision or application thereof been   apparent.2. This article shall be liberally construed to  effect  the  purposes   thereof.
NY Gen Bus L § 696-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33-A - Dealer Agreements for the Sale of Farm Equipment 696-A - Definitions.

§  696-a.  Definitions.  As  used  in  this article unless the context   requires otherwise:1. "Current net price"  means  the  price  listed  in  the  supplier's   effective  price  list  or catalogue, less any applicable trade and cash   discounts.2. "Dealer" means any person selling or  agreeing  to  sell  primarily   equipment under an agreement with a supplier.3.  "Equipment"  means  vehicles and machinery and the accessories and   parts thereto which are designed to be used for  farm  and  agricultural   purposes,   lawn,  garden,  golf  course,  landscaping  or  grounds  and   maintenance/utility activities,  provided  however  that  self-propelled   vehicles  primarily  for  the transportation of persons or property on a   street or highway are specifically excluded.4. "Dealer agreement" means any agreement between  a  supplier  and  a   dealer  by  which  the dealer is authorized to engage in the business of   the retail sale, lease and/or service of equipment  in  accordance  with   methods and procedures prescribed by the supplier.5.  "Net cost" means the price the dealer paid to the supplier for the   equipment, less all applicable discounts allowed, plus the freight costs   from the supplier's location to the dealer's location.6. "Supplier" means the manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor of the   equipment to be sold by the dealer.
NY Gen Bus L § 696-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33-A - Dealer Agreements for the Sale of Farm Equipment 696-D - Violations.

§  696-d.  Violations.  It shall be deemed a violation of this article   for a dealer:1. To require a retail purchaser of new equipment, as a  condition  of   sale   and   delivery   thereof,  also  to  purchase  special  features,   appliances, parts, or  accessories  not  desired  or  requested  by  the   purchaser.   However,  this  prohibition  shall  not  apply  to  special   features, appliances, parts or accessories which are  already  installed   when the equipment is received by the dealer from the supplier thereof.2.  To  represent  and  sell as new and unused any equipment which has   been used and operated  for  demonstration  or  other  purposes  without   stating to the purchaser prior to the sale the approximate amount of use   the equipment has experienced or undergone.3.  To  use  any  false or misleading advertisement in connection with   such dealer's business.
NY Gen Bus L § 696-G (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33-A - Dealer Agreements for the Sale of Farm Equipment 696-G - Death or Incapacity of Dealer.

§  696-g.  Death or incapacity of dealer. 1. In the event of the death   or incapacity of the dealer or the majority stockholder of a corporation   operating as a dealer, the supplier shall, at the option of the heirs at   law, if the dealer died intestate, or the executor under  the  terms  of   the  deceased  dealer's  last  will  and  testament, if said dealer died   testate, repurchase the inventory from the estate as if the supplier had   terminated the contract  and  the  inventory  repurchase  provisions  of   section  six  hundred  ninety-six-f  of  this article are made expressly   applicable hereto. The heirs or executor shall have nine months from the   date of the death of the dealer or majority stockholder to exercise  the   option  under  this  article.  However,  nothing  in  this article shall   require the repurchase of inventory if the heirs  or  executor  and  the   supplier  enter  into  a  new dealer agreement, or if a successor to the   dealer is established pursuant to paragraph (j) of subdivision three  of   section  six hundred ninety-six-b of this article. This section shall be   subject to that portion of the  supplier's  agreement  with  the  dealer   pertaining  to  death  of  the  dealer or succession, to the extent such   agreement is not inconsistent herewith.2. The provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  supplemental  to  any   agreement  between  the  dealer  and the supplier covering the return of   equipment, attachments and repair parts which provides the  dealer  with   greater protection. The heirs or executor can elect to pursue either the   contract  remedy  or  the remedy provided herein, and an election by the   heirs or executor to pursue contract remedy shall not bar such heirs' or   executor's right to the remedy provided herein as  to  those  equipment,   attachments  and  repair  parts  not  affected  by  the contract remedy.   Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the rights of a  supplier  to   charge  back to the dealer's account amounts previously paid or credited   as a discount incident to the dealer's purchase of goods  shall  not  be   affected.  Further, any repurchase hereunder shall not be subject to the   provisions of the bulk sales law. Additionally, nothing shall preclude a   price for return parts which is greater than  the  total  allowance  for   parts  allowed  herein  and  the  shipping  allowance,  in such case the   packing, freight and handling expense charge shall not be borne  by  the   supplier.
NY Gen Bus L § 696-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33-A - Dealer Agreements for the Sale of Farm Equipment 696-H - Warranty.

§  696-h.  Warranty.  1.  Every  supplier  shall  provide  a  fair and reasonable warranty agreement on any new equipment which  it  sells  and shall  fairly compensate each of its dealers for labor and parts used in fulfilling such warranty agreement. All claims for  payment  under  such warranty  agreements  made by dealers hereunder for such labor and parts shall be paid within thirty  days  following  their  approval.  If  such claims  are  not  approved or disapproved within thirty days after their receipt they shall be deemed approved and shall be paid within the  time specified  herein.  When  any  such claim is disapproved, the dealer who submits it shall be notified in writing of its disapproval  within  such period  and each such notice shall state the specific grounds upon which the disapproval is based. Any special handling of claims required of the dealer by the supplier and not uniformly required of all dealers of that make, may be enforced only after thirty days' notice in writing  to  the dealer and upon good and sufficient reason.   2.  (a)  The  minimum  basis for compensating said dealer for warranty work as provided for herein  shall  be  calculated  for  labor,  service repair,  diagnostic work and parts and shall be adequate for the work to be performed in accordance with the reasonable and customary account  of time  required  to complete such work, including such reasonable time as required by the dealer for the diagnosis of such  repair,  expressed  in hours  and  fractions  of  hours  multiplied by the dealer's established hourly retail labor rate. Prior to filing a claim for reimbursement  for warranty  work, the dealer must notify the supplier of his hourly retail labor rate. The minimum lawful basis for compensation to the dealer  for parts  used  in  fulfilling  said warranty work shall be at the dealer's costs thereof, including all freight  and  handling  charges  applicable thereto,  plus  at  least  twenty  percent  of said sum to reimburse the dealer's reasonable costs of doing business and providing such  warranty service on the supplier's behalf.  (b)  Nothing  contained in this section shall prohibit a supplier from auditing such warranty claims submitted by such dealers for a period  of up to one year following the payment of such claims and further provided that  such  suppliers  may  seek  reimbursement  from the dealers on all warranty claims which were misrepresented.   3. The provisions  of  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  a  dealer agreement  in  writing  that  provides  for compensation to a dealer for warranty costs either in the sale price of the equipment to  the  dealer or in the form of a lump sum payment.
NY Gen Bus L § 696-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33-A - Dealer Agreements for the Sale of Farm Equipment 696-I - Separability.

§  696-i.  Separability.  If  any  provision  of  this  article or the   application of such provision to any  person  or  circumstance  is  held   invalid,  the  remainder  of  this  article  and the application of such   provision to other persons or circumstances shall  not  be  affected  by   such holding.
NY Gen Bus L § 697-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33-B - Express Consumer Warranty on Farm Equipment 697-B - Affirmative Defenses.

§  697-b.  Affirmative defenses. It shall be an affirmative defense to   claim  under  this  section  that:  (a)  the  nonconformity,  defect  or   condition  does not substantially impair the value, use or safety of the   equipment; (b) the nonconformity, defect or condition is the  result  of   abuse,  neglect or unauthorized modifications or alterations of the farm   equipment; (c) a claim by the consumer was not filed in a timely manner;   or (d) any other affirmative defense allowed by law.
NY Gen Bus L § 697-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 33-B - Express Consumer Warranty on Farm Equipment 697-C - Cumulative Remedies; Prohibition Against Waiver.

§ 697-c. Cumulative remedies; prohibition against waiver. The warranty   under  this article shall be in addition to and not in derogation of all   other rights and privileges which such consumer may have under any other   law or instrument. Waiver of any rights by the buyer under this  article   shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be unenforceable and   void.