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The sale or procuring any agreement for sale of cemetery lots or plots, or of crypts or niches in a community mausoleum, or niches in a columbarium or crematorium, upon the promise, representation or inducement of re-sale at a financial profit is hereby prohibited. Any person or individual who shall make, or attempt to make, either on his own behalf or on behalf of another a sale conveyance or agreement contrary to the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 450. Unlawful acts relating to sales of cemetery property - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/general-business-law/gbs-sect-450/
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