NY State Senate Bill 2017-S3897B

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 23, 2018	print number 3897b
May 23, 2018	amend and recommit to consumer protection
Jan 03, 2018	referred to consumer protection
Jun 21, 2017	committed to rules
May 22, 2017	advanced to third reading
May 17, 2017	2nd report cal.
May 16, 2017	1st report cal.1050
Apr 04, 2017	reported and committed to finance
Mar 29, 2017	print number 3897a
Mar 29, 2017	amend and recommit to consumer protection
Jan 27, 2017	referred to consumer protection

Votes

- May 16, 2017 - Finance Committee Vote
  S3897B
  
  31
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  5
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: May 16, 2017
      
      aye (31)
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Hannon
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Valesky
      
      nay (1)
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      aye wr (5)
      
      Breslin
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      O'Mara
      
      Young
  Apr 4, 2017 - Consumer Protection Committee Vote
  S3897B
  
  10
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Consumer Protection Committee Vote: Apr 4, 2017
      
      aye (10)
      
      Boyle
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Funke
      
      Hamilton
      
      Helming
      
      Latimer
      
      Robach
      
      Serrano
      
      nay (1)
      
      Amedore

Bill Amendments

Original

B (Active)

2017-S3897 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3246
Current Committee:: Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §770, add §771-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A7339
2019-2020: S1405, A7531

2017-S3897 - Summary

Relates to home improvement contract provisions.

2017-S3897 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3897

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the general business law, in
relation to roofing contract provisions

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

This bill is intended to curtail the practice of unscrupulous persons
posing as legitimate roof repair contractors offering roof repair
services who either perform substandard work that must be done again
or never even perform the services. These persons, frequently referred
to as "storm chasers", often descend on an area after a catastrophic
wind/hail storm or any natural disaster.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Amend General Business Law section 770 by adding a new
subdivision 8 to define a "roofing contractor" and include as
exemptions from the law's provisions residential owners and farmers
who perform their own roofing improvement work and any federal, state
or municipal employees performing roofing work.

Section 2. Amend the General Business Law by adding a new section
771-b to outline the requirements and responsibilities of roofing
contractors.

Require a roofing contractor to enter into a written contract with a
property owner before engaging in roof repair services, this contract
must follow all of the requirements set forth in the law for a home
improvement contractor.

A new subdivision 2 shall prohibit roofing contractors from
advertising or promising to pay or rebate any or all of an insurance
deductible as an inducement to the sale of any goods or services.

Subdivision 3 provides a homeowner the right to cancel a roofing
improvement contract within three business days after notice from
their insurer that the claim for repairs has been denied in whole or
part.

Subdivision 4 stipulates that an owner shall not be responsible for
any payments after the contract has been cancelled except for work
done before cancellation. This right would not apply to emergency
repairs where the work was initiated by the owner to meet a bona fide
emergency of the owner and the roofing contractor is entitled to the
reasonable value of such repairs.

Subdivision 5 prohibits a roofing contractor from requiring a deposit
in excess of 50% of the total contract amount.

Subdivision 6 prohibits a roofing contractor from abandoning or
failing to perform, without justification, a roofing improvement
contract it has entered into, nor can the contractor materially
deviate from or disregard the plans or specifications for the work.

Subdivision 7 stipulates that a roofing contractor shall not fail to
pay for materials or services rendered when the contractor has
received sufficient funds as payment for the contract applicable to
those materials and services.

Subdivision 8 bars a roofing contractor from performing any reporting,
adjusting or negotiating of a claim for the owner, nor can the
contractor receive compensation for a referral to an entity that
performs such claim services.


Subdivision 9 implements minimum insurance requirements for roofing
contractors. These requirements would only apply to roofing
improvement contracts performed in political subdivisions that do not
contain any insurance requirements for roofing contracts. The roofing
contractor would have to provide a valid certificate of workers'
compensation insurance coverage (or if a sole proprietor a certificate
of exemption), a certificate of general liability and property damage
insurance with limits of at least $100,000 per person/$300,000 per
occurrence for bodily injury and at least $50,000 each occurrence and
aggregate for property damage.

Section 3. Effective date is 180 days after enactment.

JUSTIFICATION:

While the vast majority of roofing contractors are honest and reliable
business persons, there is a group of people who purport to be
legitimate contractors but are actually con artists. These
illegitimate groups of people are commonly known as "storm chasers"
who often come into an area right after a natural disaster promising
to quickly and efficiently restore the roofs of people who have
suffered damage and loss from the disaster. Storm chasers end up
either performing extremely substandard work or do not even perform
the work. These con artists will often walk door to door in a
neighborhood and use high-pressure sales tactics to compel consumers
into signing roof repair contracts. A particular target for storm
chasers is the elderly, especially those who have paid off their
mortgage because if the mortgage is not paid off then the insurer must
include the mortgage holder (usually a bank) on the check.

In sum, this proposed legislation would establish a prohibition on
roofing contractors advertising or promising to pay or rebate all or
any part of an insurance deductible as an inducement to the sale of
any goods or services. The measure allows a residential property owner
to cancel a roofing contract within 3 business days after receiving
notice from the owner's insurer that the claim has been denied in
whole or in part. Within 10 days after cancellation, the roofing
contractor is required to return any payments made by the insured and
note or evidence of indebtedness.  The roofing contractor would be
entitled to compensation for their work on emergency repairs.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect 180 days after it shall have become a law.

2017-S3897 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3897
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  general  business  law,  in  relation  to  roofing
   contract provisions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 770 of the  general  business  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  "ROOFING  CONTRACTORS"  MEANS  RESIDENTIAL  OWNERS AND FARMERS WHO
 PERFORM THEIR OWN ROOFING IMPROVEMENT WORK AND  ANY  FEDERAL,  STATE  OR
 MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PERFORMING ROOFING WORK.
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 771-b
 to read as follows:
   §  771-B. REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ROOFING CONTRACTORS. 1.
 A ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL ENTER INTO A WRITTEN CONTRACT WITH A PROPERTY
 OWNER BEFORE ENGAGING IN  ROOF  REPAIR  SERVICES.  SUCH  CONTRACT  SHALL
 FOLLOW  ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2. ROOFING CONTRACTORS ARE PROHIBITED FROM ADVERTISING,  PROMISING  TO
 PAY  OR REBATE ANY OR ALL OF AN INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE AS AN INDUCEMENT TO
 THE SALE OF ANY GOODS OR SERVICES.
   3. A HOMEOWNER HAS THE RIGHT TO CANCEL A ROOFING IMPROVEMENT  CONTRACT
 WITHIN  THREE  BUSINESS  DAYS  AFTER  NOTICE FROM THEIR INSURER THAT THE
 CLAIM FOR REPAIRS HAS BEEN DENIED IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
   4. AN OWNER SHALL NOT  BE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  ANY  PAYMENTS  AFTER  THE
 CONTRACT  HAS  BEEN CANCELLED EXCEPT FOR WORK DONE BEFORE SUCH CANCELLA-
 TION. SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOT APPLY TO EMERGENCY REPAIRS WHERE THE WORK WAS
 INITIATED BY THE OWNER TO MEET A BONA FIDE EMERGENCY OF  THE  OWNER  AND
 THE  ROOFING  CONTRACTOR  IS  ENTITLED  TO  THE REASONABLE VALUE OF SUCH
 REPAIRS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09369-01-7

 S. 3897                             2
 
   5. A ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT REQUIRE A DEPOSIT IN EXCESS OF FIFTY
 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT.
   6.  A ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT ABANDON OR FAIL TO PERFORM, WITHOUT
 JUSTIFICATION, AN EXECUTED ROOFING IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT,  NOR  CAN  SUCH
 CONTRACTOR  MATERIALLY DEVIATE FROM OR DISREGARD THE PLANS OR SPECIFICA-
 TIONS FOR SUCH WORK.
   7. A ROOFING CONTRACTOR  SHALL  NOT  FAIL  TO  PAY  FOR  MATERIALS  OR
 SERVICES  RENDERED WHEN SUCH CONTRACTOR HAS RECEIVED SUFFICIENT FUNDS AS
 PAYMENT FOR THE CONTRACT APPLICABLE TO THOSE MATERIALS AND SERVICES.
   8. A ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT PERFORM ANY REPORTING, ADJUSTING  OR
 NEGOTIATING  OF  A  CLAIM FOR THE OWNER, NOR CAN SUCH CONTRACTOR RECEIVE
 COMPENSATION FOR A REFERRAL  TO  AN  ENTITY  THAT  PERFORMS  SUCH  CLAIM
 SERVICES.
   9.  MINIMUM INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOFING CONTRACTORS SHALL APPLY
 TO ROOFING IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS  PERFORMED  IN  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISIONS
 THAT  DO  NOT  CONTAIN ANY INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOFING CONTRACTS.
 THE ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A  VALID  CERTIFICATE  OF  WORKERS'
 COMPENSATION  INSURANCE  COVERAGE (OR IF A SOLE PROPRIETOR A CERTIFICATE
 OF EXEMPTION), A CERTIFICATE OF GENERAL LIABILITY  AND  PROPERTY  DAMAGE
 INSURANCE  WITH  LIMITS  OF  AT  LEAST  ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER
 PERSON AND THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND  DOLLARS  PER  OCCURRENCE  FOR  BODILY
 INJURY  AND  AT  LEAST  FIFTY  THOUSAND  DOLLARS FOR EACH OCCURRENCE AND
 AGGREGATE FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2017-S3897A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3246
Current Committee:: Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §770, add §771-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A7339
2019-2020: S1405, A7531

2017-S3897A - Summary

Relates to home improvement contract provisions.

2017-S3897A - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3897A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the general business law, in
relation to roofing contract provisions

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

This bill is intended to curtail the practice of unscrupulous persons
posing as legitimate roof repair contractors offering roof repair
services who either perform substandard work that must be done again
or never even perform the services. These persons, frequently referred
to as "storm chasers", often descend on an area after a catastrophic
wind/hail storm or any natural disaster.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Amend General Business Law section 770 by adding a new
subdivision 8 to define a "roofing contractor".

Section 2. Amend the General Business Law by adding a new section
771-b to outline the requirements and responsibilities of roofing
contractors.

Require a roofing contractor to enter into a written contract with a
property owner before engaging in roof repair services, this contract
must follow all of the requirements set forth in the law for a home

improvement contractor.

A new subdivision 2 shall prohibit roofing contractors from
advertising or promising to pay or rebate any or all of an insurance
deductible as an inducement to the sale of any goods or services.

Subdivision 3 provides a homeowner the right to cancel a roofing
improvement contract within three business days after notice from
their insurer that the claim for repairs has been denied in whole or
part.

Subdivision 4 stipulates that an owner shall not be responsible for
any payments after the contract has been cancelled except for work
done before cancellation. This right would not apply to emergency
repairs where the work was initiated by the owner to meet a bona fide
emergency of the owner and the roofing contractor is entitled to the
reasonable value of such repairs.

Subdivision 5 prohibits a roofing contractor from requiring a deposit
in excess of 50% of the total contract amount.

Subdivision 6 prohibits a roofing contractor from abandoning or
failing to perform, without justification, a roofing improvement
contract it has entered into, nor can the contractor materially
deviate from or disregard the plans or specifications for the work.

Subdivision 7 stipulates that a roofing contractor shall not fail to
pay for materials or services rendered when the contractor has
received sufficient funds as payment for the contract applicable to
those materials and services.

Subdivision 8 bars a roofing contractor from performing any reporting,
adjusting or negotiating of a claim for the owner, nor can the
contractor receive compensation for a referral to an entity that
performs such claim services.

Subdivision 9 implements minimum insurance requirements for roofing
contractors. These requirements would only apply to roofing
improvement contracts performed in political subdivisions that do not
contain any insurance requirements for roofing contracts. The roofing
contractor would have to provide a valid certificate of workers'
compensation insurance coverage (or if a sole proprietor a certificate
of exemption), a certificate of general liability and property damage
insurance with limits of at least $100,000 per person/$300,000 per
occurrence for bodily injury and at least $50,000 each occurrence and
aggregate for property damage.

Section 3. Effective date is 180 days after enactment.

 JUSTIFICATION :

While the vast majority of roofing contractors are honest and reliable
business persons, there is a group of people who purport to be
legitimate contractors but are actually con artists. These
illegitimate groups of people are commonly known as "storm chasers"
who often come into an area right after a natural disaster promising
to quickly and efficiently restore the roofs of people who have
suffered damage and loss from the disaster. Storm chasers end up
either performing extremely substandard work or do not even perform
the work. These con artists will often walk door to door in a
neighborhood and use high-pressure sales tactics to compel consumers
into signing roof repair contracts. A particular target for storm
chasers is the elderly, especially those who have paid off their
mortgage because if the mortgage is not paid off then the insurer must
include the mortgage holder (usually a bank) on the check.

In sum, this proposed legislation would establish a prohibition on
roof- ing contractors advertising or promising to pay or rebate all or
any part of an insurance deductible as an inducement to the sale of
any goods or services. The measure allows a residential property owner
to cancel a roofing contract within 3 business days after receiving
notice from the owner's insurer that the claim has been denied in
whole or in part. Within 10 days after cancellation, the roofing
contractor is required to return any payments made by the insured and
note or evidence of indebtedness. The roofing contractor would be
entitled to compensation for their work on emergency repairs.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect 180 days after it shall have become a law.

2017-S3897A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3897--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  general  business  law,  in  relation  to  roofing
   contract provisions

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 770 of the  general  business  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. "ROOFING CONTRACTOR" MEANS A PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION, INCLUDING
 BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, A PERSON THAT IS A NONRESIDENT ROOFING CONTRACTOR,
 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, DAY LABORER  OR  SUBCONTRACTOR  ENGAGED  IN  THE
 BUSINESS  OF  ROOFING, GUTTER, DOWNSPOUT OR SIDING SERVICES FOR A FEE OR
 WHO OFFERS TO ENGAGE IN OR SOLICITS ROOFING-RELATED SERVICES,  INCLUDING
 CONSTRUCTION,  INSTALLATION, RENOVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, ALTERATION
 OR WATERPROOFING. THIS DEFINITION SHALL NOT INCLUDE A PERSON ENGAGED  IN
 THE  DEMOLITION  OF A STRUCTURE OR THE CLEANUP OF CONSTRUCTION WASTE AND
 DEBRIS THAT CONTAINS ROOFING MATERIAL, NOR A PERSON ENGAGED IN  BUILDING
 A  NEW  HOME  OR  HOUSING  DEVELOPMENT.  "ROOFING  CONTRACTOR" SHALL NOT
 INCLUDE:
   (A) AN OWNER OR FARM PROPERTY OWNER WHO PHYSICALLY  PERFORMS,  OR  HAS
 EMPLOYEES  WHO  PERFORM  REPAIRING, REMODELING, ALTERING, CONVERTING, OR
 MODERNIZING OF, OR ADDING TO, THEIR OWN DWELLING  OR  ANOTHER  STRUCTURE
 LOCATED  ON THE PROPERTY OWNED BY THE PERSON WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF A
 ROOFING CONTRACTOR.
   (B) ANY AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE OR REPRESENTATIVE  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES
 GOVERNMENT, THE STATE OF NEW YORK, OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION PERFORM-
 ING  THE REPAIRING, REMODELING, ALTERING, CONVERTING, OR MODERNIZING OF,
 OR ADDING TO, GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09369-03-7

 S. 3897--A                          2
 
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 771-b
 to read as follows:
   §  771-B.  RESPONSIBILITIES  OF  ROOFING CONTRACTORS. 1. EVERY ROOFING
 CONTRACTOR SHALL ENTER INTO A WRITTEN CONTRACT WITH AN OWNER PURSUANT TO
 ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS CHAP-
 TER BEFORE ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF  ROOFING,  GUTTER,  DOWNSPOUT  OR
 SIDING  SERVICES  FOR SUCH OWNER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTRACT ENTERED INTO
 UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL CONTAIN THE NAME OF THE INSURER, TYPE OF INSUR-
 ANCE COVERAGE AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION NINE OF THIS SECTION,  AND  THE
 INSURANCE POLICY LIMITS OBTAINED BY THE ROOFING CONTRACTOR.
   2.  A  ROOFING  CONTRACTOR  SHALL  NOT  ADVERTISE OR PROMISE TO PAY OR
 REBATE ALL OR ANY PORTION OF ANY INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE AS  AN  INDUCEMENT
 TO  THE SALE OF GOODS OR SERVICES. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, A PROMISE TO
 PAY OR REBATE INCLUDES GRANTING ANY ALLOWANCE OR OFFERING  ANY  DISCOUNT
 AGAINST  THE  FEES  TO  BE  CHARGED  OR PAYING THE INSURED OR ANY PERSON
 DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPERTY ANY FORM OF  COMPEN-
 SATION,  GIFT, PRIZE, BONUS, COUPON, CREDIT, REFERRAL FEE, OR OTHER ITEM
 OF MONETARY VALUE FOR ANY REASON.
   3. AN OWNER WHO HAS ENTERED INTO A WRITTEN  CONTRACT  WITH  A  ROOFING
 CONTRACTOR  TO PROVIDE GOODS OR SERVICES TO BE PAID UNDER A PROPERTY AND
 CASUALTY INSURANCE POLICY MAY CANCEL THE CONTRACT PRIOR TO  MIDNIGHT  ON
 THE  THIRD  BUSINESS  DAY  AFTER  THE INSURED PARTY HAS RECEIVED WRITTEN
 NOTICE FROM THE INSURER THAT ALL OR ANY PART OF THE CLAIM OR CONTRACT IS
 NOT A COVERED LOSS UNDER THE INSURANCE POLICY.  CANCELLATION OCCURS WHEN
 WRITTEN NOTICE OF CANCELLATION  IS  GIVEN  TO  THE  ROOFING  CONTRACTOR.
 NOTICE  OF  CANCELLATION,  IF  GIVEN BY MAIL, SHALL BE DEEMED GIVEN WHEN
 DEPOSITED IN A MAILBOX PROPERLY ADDRESSED AND POSTAGE PREPAID. NOTICE OF
 CANCELLATION SHALL BE SUFFICIENT IF IT INDICATES THE  INTENTION  OF  THE
 OWNER  NOT  TO BE BOUND. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THIS SUBDIVISION
 SHALL NOT APPLY TO A TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE OWNER  HAS  INITIATED  THE
 CONTACT AND THE ROOFING CONTRACT IS NEEDED TO MEET A BONA FIDE EMERGENCY
 OF  THE  OWNER,  AND  THE  OWNER FURNISHES THE ROOFING CONTRACTOR WITH A
 SEPARATE DATED AND SIGNED PERSONAL STATEMENT IN THE OWNER'S  HANDWRITING
 DESCRIBING  THE  SITUATION  REQUIRING  IMMEDIATE  REMEDY  AND  EXPRESSLY
 ACKNOWLEDGING AND WAIVING THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THE ROOFING CONTRACT WITH-
 IN THREE BUSINESS DAYS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SUBDIVISION  THE  TERM
 "OWNER" SHALL MEAN AN OWNER OR ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF AN OWNER.
   4.  WITHIN  TEN DAYS AFTER A CONTRACT REFERRED TO IN SUBDIVISION THREE
 OF THIS SECTION HAS BEEN CANCELLED, THE ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL  TENDER
 TO  THE  OWNER  ANY PAYMENTS, PARTIAL PAYMENTS, OR DEPOSITS MADE AND ANY
 NOTE OR  OTHER  EVIDENCE  OF  INDEBTEDNESS.  IF,  HOWEVER,  THE  ROOFING
 CONTRACTOR  HAS  PERFORMED  ANY  EMERGENCY SERVICES, ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE
 OWNER IN WRITING TO BE NECESSARY TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE PREMISES,  THE
 ROOFING  CONTRACTOR  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED TO THE REASONABLE VALUE OF SUCH
 SERVICES. ANY PROVISION IN A CONTRACT REFERRED TO  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION
 THAT  REQUIRES  THE  PAYMENT  OF  ANY  FEE FOR ANYTHING EXCEPT EMERGENCY
 SERVICES SHALL NOT BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE OWNER WHO HAS CANCELLED  A
 CONTRACT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   5. A ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT REQUIRE AN OWNER TO PROVIDE A DEPOS-
 IT  OF  MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF THE AGREED UPON CONSIDERATION FOR THE WORK
 AND MATERIALS. A ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT MANDATE THAT A  PARTICULAR
 FORM  OF  PAYMENT  BE  MADE IN ORDER TO COMMENCE PERFORMANCE OF THE HOME
 IMPROVEMENT.
   6. A ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT ABANDON, OR FAIL TO PERFORM, WITHOUT
 JUSTIFICATION, ANY ROOFING CONTRACT, NOR SHALL  THE  ROOFING  CONTRACTOR
 DEVIATE  FROM  OR  DISREGARD  PLANS  OR  SPECIFICATIONS  IN ANY MATERIAL

 S. 3897--A                          3

 RESPECT WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER.  A  ROOFING  CONTRACTOR  SHALL
 ABIDE  BY  THE  APPLICABLE  BUILDING CODE FOR THE JURISDICTION WHERE THE
 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED.
   7.  A  ROOFING  CONTRACTOR  SHALL  NOT  FAIL  TO  PAY FOR MATERIALS OR
 SERVICES RENDERED IN  CONNECTION  WITH  A  ROOFING  CONTRACT  WHERE  THE
 CONTRACTOR  HAS  RECEIVED SUFFICIENT FUNDS AS PAYMENT FOR THE PARTICULAR
 CONTRACT FOR WHICH THE SERVICES OR MATERIAL WERE RENDERED OR PURCHASED.
   8. A ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT PERFORM THE REPORTING, ADJUSTING, OR
 NEGOTIATING A CLAIM ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER AND SHALL NOT RECEIVE COMPEN-
 SATION FOR THE REFERRAL TO ANY ENTITY THAT REPORTS, ADJUSTS  OR  NEGOTI-
 ATES A CLAIM ON BEHALF OF AN OWNER.
   9.  (A) A ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE TO THE OWNER ADEQUATE PROOF
 OF INSURANCE OF THE TYPES AND AMOUNTS SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION:
   (1) A CERTIFICATE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERING ALL  EMPLOYEES  OF
 THE  ROOFING  CONTRACTOR.  IF  THE  ROOFING CONTRACTOR DOES NOT HAVE ANY
 EMPLOYEES, THEN THE CONTRACTOR MUST PROVIDE A CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION
 EXEMPTION (CE-200) FORM FROM THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD; AND
   (2) CERTIFICATES OF GENERAL LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE IN
 THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS  PER  PERSON,  THREE  HUNDRED
 THOUSAND  DOLLARS  PER  OCCURRENCE,  BODILY  INJURY;  AND FIFTY THOUSAND
 DOLLARS FOR EACH OCCURRENCE AND AGGREGATE, PROPERTY DAMAGE.
   (B) THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL
 APPLY  TO ROOFING CONTRACTS PERFORMED IN ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THAT
 DO NOT CONTAIN ANY INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH CONTRACTS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2017-S3897B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3246
Current Committee:: Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §770, add §771-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A7339
2019-2020: S1405, A7531

2017-S3897B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to home improvement contract provisions.

2017-S3897B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3897B

SPONSOR: CARLUCCI
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to roofing
contract provisions

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill is intended to curtail the practice of unscrupulous persons
posing as legitimate roof repair contractors offering roof repair
services who either perform substandard work that must be done again or
never even perform the services. These persons, frequently referred to
as "storm chasers", often descend on an area after a catastrophic
wind/hail storm or any natural disaster.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amend General Business Law section 770 by adding a new subdi-
vision 8 to define a "roofing contractor".

Section 2. Amend the General Business Law by adding a new section 771-b
to outline the requirements and responsibilities of roofing contractors.

Require a roofing contractor to enter into a written contract with a
property owner before engaging in roof repair services, this contract
must follow all of the requirements set forth in the law for a home
improvement contractor.

A new subdivision 2 shall prohibit roofing contractors from advertising
or promising to pay or rebate any or all of an insurance deductible as
an inducement to the sale of any goods or services.

Subdivision 3 provides a homeowner the right to cancel a roofing
improvement contract within three business days after notice from their
insurer that the claim for repairs has been denied in whole or part.

Subdivision 4 stipulates that an owner shall not be responsible for any
payments after the contract has been cancelled except for work done
before cancellation. This right would not apply to emergency repairs
where the work was initiated by the owner to meet a bona fide emergency
of the owner and the roofing contractor is entitled to the reasonable
value of such repairs.

Subdivision 5 prohibits a roofing contractor from requiring a deposit in
excess of 50% of the total contract amount.

Subdivision 6 prohibits a roofing contractor from abandoning or failing
to perform, without justification, a roofing improvement contract it has
entered into, nor can the contractor materially deviate from or disre-
gard the plans or specifications for the work.

Subdivision 7 stipulates that a roofing contractor shall not fail to pay
for materials or services rendered when the contractor has received
sufficient funds as payment for the contract applicable to those materi-
als and services.


Subdivision 8 bars a roofing contractor from performing any reporting,
adjusting or negotiating of a claim for the owner, nor can the contrac-
tor receive compensation for a referral to an entity that performs such
claim services.

Subdivision 9 implements minimum insurance requirements for roofing
contractors. These requirements would only apply to roofing improvement
contracts performed in political subdivisions that do not contain any
insurance requirements for roofing contracts. The roofing contractor
would have to provide a valid certificate of workers' compensation
insurance coverage (or if a sole proprietor a certificate of exemption),
a certificate of general liability and property damage insurance with
limits of at least $100,000 per person/$300,000 per occurrence for bodi-
ly injury and at least $50,000 each occurrence and aggregate for proper-
ty damage.

Section 3. Effective date is 180 days after enactment.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

While the vast majority of roofing contractors are honest and reliable
business persons, there is a group of people who purport to be legiti-
mate contractors but are actually con artists. These illegitimate groups
of people are commonly known as "storm chasers" who often come into an
area right after a natural disaster promising to quickly and efficiently
restore the roofs of people who have suffered damage and loss from the
disaster. Storm chasers end up either performing extremely substandard
work or do not even perform the work. These con artists will often walk
door to door in a neighborhood and use high-pressure sales tactics to
compel consumers into signing roof repair contracts. A particular target
for storm chasers is the elderly, especially those who have paid off
their mortgage because if the mortgage is not paid off then the insurer
must include the mortgage holder (usually a bank) on the check.

In sum, this proposed legislation would establish a prohibition on roof-
ing contractors advertising or promising to pay or rebate all or any
part of an insurance deductible as an inducement to the sale of any
goods or services. The measure allows a residential property owner to
cancel a roofing contract within 3 business days after receiving notice
from the owner's insurer that the claim has been denied in whole or in
part. Within 10 days after cancellation, the roofing contractor is
required to return any payments made by the insured and note or evidence
of indebtedness. The roofing contractor would be entitled to compen-
sation for their work on emergency repairs.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect 180 days after it shall have become a law.

2017-S3897B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  3897--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. CARLUCCI, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on Consumer
   Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
   sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business  law,  in relation to roofing
   contract provisions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  770  of  the  general business law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. "ROOFING CONTRACTOR" MEANS A PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A PERSON THAT IS A NONRESIDENT  ROOFING  CONTRACTOR,
 INDEPENDENT  CONTRACTOR,  DAY  LABORER  OR  SUBCONTRACTOR ENGAGED IN THE
 BUSINESS OF ROOFING, GUTTER, DOWNSPOUT OR SIDING SERVICES FOR A  FEE  OR
 WHO  OFFERS TO ENGAGE IN OR SOLICITS ROOFING-RELATED SERVICES, INCLUDING
 CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, RENOVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE,  ALTERATION
 OR  WATERPROOFING. THIS DEFINITION SHALL NOT INCLUDE A PERSON ENGAGED IN
 THE DEMOLITION OF A STRUCTURE OR THE CLEANUP OF CONSTRUCTION  WASTE  AND
 DEBRIS  THAT CONTAINS ROOFING MATERIAL, NOR A PERSON ENGAGED IN BUILDING
 A NEW HOME  OR  HOUSING  DEVELOPMENT.  "ROOFING  CONTRACTOR"  SHALL  NOT
 INCLUDE:
   (A)  AN  OWNER  OR FARM PROPERTY OWNER WHO PHYSICALLY PERFORMS, OR HAS
 EMPLOYEES WHO PERFORM REPAIRING, REMODELING,  ALTERING,  CONVERTING,  OR
 MODERNIZING  OF,  OR  ADDING TO, THEIR OWN DWELLING OR ANOTHER STRUCTURE
 LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY OWNED BY THE PERSON WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF  A
 ROOFING CONTRACTOR.
   (B)  ANY  AUTHORIZED  EMPLOYEE  OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES
 GOVERNMENT, THE STATE OF NEW YORK, OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION PERFORM-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD09369-05-8

 S. 3897--B                          2
 
 ING THE REPAIRING, REMODELING, ALTERING, CONVERTING, OR MODERNIZING  OF,
 OR ADDING TO, GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 771-b
 to read as follows:
   §  771-B.  RESPONSIBILITIES  OF  ROOFING CONTRACTORS. 1. EVERY ROOFING
 CONTRACTOR SHALL ENTER INTO A WRITTEN CONTRACT WITH AN OWNER PURSUANT TO
 ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE BEFORE ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF  ROOFING,  GUTTER,  DOWNSPOUT  OR
 SIDING  SERVICES  FOR SUCH OWNER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTRACT ENTERED INTO
 UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL CONTAIN THE NAME OF THE INSURER, TYPE OF INSUR-
 ANCE COVERAGE AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION NINE OF THIS SECTION,  AND  THE
 INSURANCE POLICY LIMITS OBTAINED BY THE ROOFING CONTRACTOR.
   2.  A  ROOFING  CONTRACTOR  SHALL  NOT  ADVERTISE OR PROMISE TO PAY OR
 REBATE ALL OR ANY PORTION OF ANY INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE AS  AN  INDUCEMENT
 TO  THE SALE OF GOODS OR SERVICES. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, A PROMISE TO
 PAY OR REBATE INCLUDES GRANTING ANY ALLOWANCE OR OFFERING  ANY  DISCOUNT
 AGAINST  THE  FEES  TO  BE  CHARGED  OR PAYING THE INSURED OR ANY PERSON
 DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPERTY ANY FORM OF  COMPEN-
 SATION,  GIFT, PRIZE, BONUS, COUPON, CREDIT, REFERRAL FEE, OR OTHER ITEM
 OF MONETARY VALUE FOR ANY REASON.
   3. AN OWNER WHO HAS ENTERED INTO A WRITTEN  CONTRACT  WITH  A  ROOFING
 CONTRACTOR  TO PROVIDE GOODS OR SERVICES TO BE PAID UNDER A PROPERTY AND
 CASUALTY INSURANCE POLICY MAY CANCEL THE CONTRACT PRIOR TO  MIDNIGHT  ON
 THE  THIRD  BUSINESS  DAY  AFTER  THE INSURED PARTY HAS RECEIVED WRITTEN
 NOTICE FROM THE INSURER THAT ALL OR ANY PART OF THE CLAIM OR CONTRACT IS
 NOT A COVERED LOSS UNDER THE INSURANCE POLICY.  CANCELLATION OCCURS WHEN
 WRITTEN NOTICE OF CANCELLATION  IS  GIVEN  TO  THE  ROOFING  CONTRACTOR.
 NOTICE  OF CANCELLATION, IF GIVEN BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, SHALL
 BE DEEMED GIVEN WHEN DEPOSITED IN A MAILBOX PROPERLY ADDRESSED AND POST-
 AGE PREPAID. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION SHALL BE SUFFICIENT IF IT  INDICATES
 THE  INTENTION OF THE OWNER NOT TO BE BOUND. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGO-
 ING, THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO  A  TRANSACTION  IN  WHICH  THE
 OWNER  HAS  INITIATED  THE CONTACT AND THE ROOFING CONTRACT IS NEEDED TO
 MEET A BONA FIDE EMERGENCY OF THE OWNER, AND  THE  OWNER  FURNISHES  THE
 ROOFING  CONTRACTOR  WITH A SEPARATE DATED AND SIGNED PERSONAL STATEMENT
 IN THE OWNER'S HANDWRITING DESCRIBING THE SITUATION REQUIRING  IMMEDIATE
 REMEDY  AND  EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGING AND WAIVING THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THE
 ROOFING CONTRACT WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  THE  TERM "OWNER" SHALL MEAN AN OWNER OR ANY REPRESENTATIVE
 OF AN OWNER.
   4. WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER A CONTRACT REFERRED TO IN  SUBDIVISION  THREE
 OF  THIS SECTION HAS BEEN CANCELLED, THE ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL TENDER
 TO THE OWNER ANY PAYMENTS, PARTIAL PAYMENTS, OR DEPOSITS  MADE  AND  ANY
 NOTE  OR  OTHER  EVIDENCE  OF  INDEBTEDNESS.  IF,  HOWEVER,  THE ROOFING
 CONTRACTOR HAS PERFORMED ANY EMERGENCY  SERVICES,  ACKNOWLEDGED  BY  THE
 OWNER  IN WRITING TO BE NECESSARY TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE PREMISES, THE
 ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE  REASONABLE  VALUE  OF  SUCH
 SERVICES.  ANY  PROVISION  IN A CONTRACT REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBDIVISION
 THAT REQUIRES THE PAYMENT OF  ANY  FEE  FOR  ANYTHING  EXCEPT  EMERGENCY
 SERVICES  SHALL NOT BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE OWNER WHO HAS CANCELLED A
 CONTRACT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   5. A ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT REQUIRE AN OWNER TO PROVIDE A DEPOS-
 IT FOR THE WORK AND MATERIALS. A ROOFING CONTRACTOR  SHALL  NOT  MANDATE
 THAT  A PARTICULAR FORM OF PAYMENT BE MADE IN ORDER TO COMMENCE PERFORM-
 ANCE OF THE HOME IMPROVEMENT.  A  ROOFING  CONTRACTOR  MAY  INVOICE  FOR
 PAYMENT  OF  THE  MATERIALS  PORTION OF THE PROJECT UPON DELIVERY OF THE

 S. 3897--B                          3

 MATERIALS TO THE OWNER OF  THE  PROPERTY.  THE  MATERIAL  COST  MUST  BE
 DISCLOSED  TO  THE  PROPERTY  OWNER  IN WRITING IN ADVANCE OF PAYMENT. A
 ROOFING CONTRACTOR  MAY  INVOICE  THE  REMAINDER  OF  THE  PROJECT  UPON
 SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ALL CONTRACTED WORK.
   6. A ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT ABANDON, OR FAIL TO PERFORM, WITHOUT
 JUSTIFICATION,  ANY  ROOFING  CONTRACT, NOR SHALL THE ROOFING CONTRACTOR
 DEVIATE FROM OR  DISREGARD  PLANS  OR  SPECIFICATIONS  IN  ANY  MATERIAL
 RESPECT  WITHOUT  THE  CONSENT  OF THE OWNER. A ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL
 ABIDE BY THE APPLICABLE BUILDING CODE FOR  THE  JURISDICTION  WHERE  THE
 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED.
   7.  A  ROOFING  CONTRACTOR  SHALL  NOT  FAIL  TO  PAY FOR MATERIALS OR
 SERVICES RENDERED IN  CONNECTION  WITH  A  ROOFING  CONTRACT  WHERE  THE
 CONTRACTOR  HAS  RECEIVED SUFFICIENT FUNDS AS PAYMENT FOR THE PARTICULAR
 CONTRACT FOR WHICH THE SERVICES OR MATERIAL WERE RENDERED OR PURCHASED.
   8. A ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT PERFORM THE REPORTING, ADJUSTING, OR
 NEGOTIATING A CLAIM ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER AND SHALL NOT RECEIVE COMPEN-
 SATION FOR THE REFERRAL TO ANY ENTITY THAT REPORTS, ADJUSTS  OR  NEGOTI-
 ATES  A  CLAIM  ON BEHALF OF AN OWNER. NOTHING HEREIN PREVENTS A ROOFING
 CONTRACTOR FROM COMMUNICATING WITH AN INSURANCE  COMPANY  REPRESENTATIVE
 AND  SHARING  HIS  OR HER TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE WHEN THE INSURER INITIATES
 THE COMMUNICATION.
   9. (A) A ROOFING CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE TO THE OWNER ADEQUATE  PROOF
 OF INSURANCE OF THE TYPES AND AMOUNTS SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION:
   (1)  A  CERTIFICATE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERING ALL EMPLOYEES OF
 THE ROOFING CONTRACTOR. IF THE ROOFING  CONTRACTOR  DOES  NOT  HAVE  ANY
 EMPLOYEES, THEN THE CONTRACTOR MUST PROVIDE A CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION
 EXEMPTION (CE-200) FORM FROM THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD; AND
   (2) CERTIFICATES OF GENERAL LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE IN
 THE  AMOUNT  OF  ONE  HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER PERSON, THREE HUNDRED
 THOUSAND DOLLARS PER  OCCURRENCE,  BODILY  INJURY;  AND  FIFTY  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS FOR EACH OCCURRENCE AND AGGREGATE, PROPERTY DAMAGE.
   (B)  THE  INSURANCE  REQUIREMENTS  SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL
 APPLY TO ROOFING CONTRACTS PERFORMED IN ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS  THAT
 DO NOT CONTAIN ANY INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH CONTRACTS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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