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Assembly Bill A934

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires that every home improvement contract contain a provision regarding notice to owners if the contractor uses the services of a subcontractor

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2011-A934 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง771, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A3189

2011-A934 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that every home improvement contract contain a provision regarding notice to owners purchasing home improvement contracts that the contractor performing on a contract shall provide written notice of any subcontractors that may be performing work relating to such contract; defines terms.

2011-A934 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   934

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PHEFFER, GABRYSZAK -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring  that
  every  home  improvement contract contain a provision regarding notice
  to owners if the contractor uses the services of a subcontractor

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 771 of the general business law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
  (I)  A  NOTICE  TO  THE OWNER PURCHASING THE HOME IMPROVEMENT THAT THE
CONTRACTOR WHO PERFORMS ON THE CONTRACT SHALL, PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT  OF
ANY  WORK,  DEMOLITION  OR  CONSTRUCTION,  PROVIDE  WRITTEN  NOTICE  AND
DISCLOSE TO SUCH OWNER THE NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER  AND  LICENSE
NUMBER,  IF APPLICABLE, OF ANY SUBCONTRACTORS THAT MAY BE PERFORMING ANY
WORK RELATING TO THE HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT.   THE CONSUMER  RESERVES
THE  RIGHT  TO  CANCEL  SUCH  CONTRACT, WITHOUT PENALTY AND ONLY PAY FOR
SERVICES RENDERED TO DATE, UPON SUCH NOTIFICATION.  FOR THE PURPOSES  OF
THIS  PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "OWNER" SHALL MEAN OWNER OR ANY REPRESENTATIVE
OF AN OWNER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become a law and shall apply to home improvement contracts entered
into on and after such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00932-01-1

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