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§ 446-D — SECTION 446-D Display of license and business sign

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What is NY RPL § 446-D?

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This section mandates that apartment information vendors display their licenses conspicuously at their place of business. It also requires vendors to notify the secretary of any changes to their business address or name within ten days to avoid forfeiting their license. Applies to apartment information vendors operating in New York City.

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§ 446-D SECTION 446-D Display of license and business sign

RPL § 446-D

§ 446-d. Display of license and business sign.

1.A license issued hereunder shall be conspicuously displayed at all times by the apartment information vendor at the place of business for which it was granted.

2.The secretary shall be notified in writing at his or her office in Albany of any change of a licensee's business address or name, and the secretary shall issue a license for the unexpired term, upon return of the original license. A licensee who fails to notify the secretary of any change in business address or name within ten days shall forfeit his or her license.

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