NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 14-06 — Notice of Cancellation; Return of Deposit.

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(a) A sponsor who has arranged with the Department to provide the cleaning and/or collection and proper disposal of refuse and recyclable material at the street event and who must cancel a request for such services must notify the Department's Cleaning Operations Office by 12:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, at least se

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§ 14-06 Notice of Cancellation; Return of Deposit.

RCNY § 14-06

(a)A sponsor who has arranged with the Department to provide the cleaning and/or collection and proper disposal of refuse and recyclable material at the street event and who must cancel a request for such services must notify the Department's Cleaning Operations Office by 12:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, at least seventy-two hours in advance of any such cancellation. If the day by which the Department must receive advance notice of cancellation falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, sponsors must notify the Cleaning Operations Office by 12:00 p.m. on the last business day preceding the Saturday, Sunday or holiday.

(b)Failure to make a timely request for cancellation shall result in a forfeiture of deposit monies held by the Department, less an amount equal to unused equipment costs as determined by the Department. In the event a street event is cancelled due to inclement weather or any other event beyond a sponsor's control less than 72 hours before the event was scheduled to begin, the Department shall be entitled to retain the sponsor's deposit less an amount equal to unused equipment costs as determined by the Department.

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