New York General Business Law Article 36-A - HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS

• 770 - Definitions.
  As used in this article, the following terms, unless the context requires otherwise, shall have the following meanings: 1. "Person" means a natural person. 2....
• 771 - Contract Provisions.
  1. Every home improvement contract subject to the provisions of this article, and all amendments thereto, shall be evidenced by a writing and shall be...
• 771-a - Responsibilities of Home Improvement Contractors.
  No home improvement contractor shall engage in any activity, transaction, or course of business or pay or receive any fee, payment, money, or other thing...
• 772 - Penalty for Fraud.
  1. Any owner who is induced to contract for a home improvement, in reliance on false or fraudulent written representations or false written statements, may...
• 773 - Violations.
  1. Technical violations. Every home improvement contractor who violates any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a civil penalty not to...
• 774 - Action by the Attorney General.
  1. Upon any violation of the provisions of this article, an application may be made by the attorney general in the name of the people...
• 775 - Applicability.
  This article shall not exempt any contractor subject to its provisions from complying with any local law with respect to the regulation of home improvement...
• 776 - Severability.
  If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision or part of this article or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance, shall be...

Last modified: February 3, 2019