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SECTION 759-A
Disclosure of automatic fire sprinkler system information
General Business (GBS) CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 35-F
* § 759-a. Disclosure of automatic fire sprinkler system information.
A builder of a one- or two-family residential dwelling having less than
three stories, prior to entering into a contract for construction of
such dwelling with a buyer, shall provide the buyer with a copy of
written materials prepared by the office of fire prevention and control
pursuant to subdivision twenty-one of section one hundred fifty-six of
the executive law, which details the benefits of and includes factors
that can affect the costs associated with the installation and
maintenance of an automatic fire sprinkler system. The builder shall
further provide an estimate of the cost for the installation of an
automatic fire sprinkler system in such dwelling. Upon request of the
buyer, the builder shall, at the buyer's expense, install an automatic
fire sprinkler system in such one- or two-family residential dwelling
having less than three stories.

* NB Repealed upon provisions set forth in § 3 of chapter 201 of 2014