§ 660. Construction. 1. This article neither enlarges nor diminishes the rights of parties in private litigation except as provided in this section.
2. Any person who has been injured by reason of any violation of this article may bring an action in his own name to enjoin such unlawful act or practice, an action to recover his actual damages or fifty dollars, whichever is greater, or both such actions. The court may, in its discretion, increase the award of damages to an amount not to exceed three times the actual damages, up to ten thousand dollars, together with an award for reasonable attorney's fees, if the court finds the defendant willfully or knowingly violated this section.
3. The attorney general may enforce the provisions of this article by exercising the powers granted to him or her by subdivision twelve of section sixty-three of the executive law.
4. Whenever the court shall determine that an operator has engaged in repeated fraudulent or illegal acts, as defined in subdivision twelve of section sixty-three of the executive law, in violation of section six hundred fifty-three, six hundred fifty-four, six hundred fifty-five, six hundred fifty-six or six hundred fifty-seven of this article, the court may impose a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each such act.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.