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What is NYC RCNY § 7-11?

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(a) The statements or representations of any employee of the cemetery shall not be binding on the cemetery except as such statements or representations coincide with the instrument granting burial right and with this chapter. (b) This chapter shall apply to any grave, plot, memorial, or mausoleum now in existence or wh

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§ 7-11 Miscellaneous.

RCNY § 7-11

(a)The statements or representations of any employee of the cemetery shall not be binding on the cemetery except as such statements or representations coincide with the instrument granting burial right and with this chapter.

(b)This chapter shall apply to any grave, plot, memorial, or mausoleum now in existence or which may hereafter be erected in the cemetery.

(c)In all matters not specifically covered by these Rules and Regulations the Commissioner reserves the right to do anything which in his/her judgment is deemed reasonable under the circumstances and such decision shall be binding upon the plot holder and all parties concerned.

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