N.Y. Public Health Law 4618 – Civil action
§ 4618. Civil action. Any person who, as or on behalf of an operator, enters into a contract without having first delivered to the prospective resident the disclosure statement and annual report required by sections forty-six hundred six and forty-six hundred seven of this article; or delivers to the prospective resident a disclosure statement or annual report that omits a material fact or makes an untrue or misleading statement of material fact shall be liable to the individual contracting for services pursuant to such contract for damages and repayment of all entrance, application, periodic charge, or other fees paid by such person, less the reasonable cost of care and housing provided until discovery of the violation or until the violation should reasonably have been discovered, together with interest, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees.
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 4618
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Operator: shall mean a legal entity operating a continuing care retirement community pursuant to a certificate of authority. See N.Y. Public Health Law 4601
- Resident: shall mean any person who, pursuant to a continuing care retirement contract or continuing care at home contract, is entitled to reside in and/or receive services from a continuing care retirement community. See N.Y. Public Health Law 4601