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696-C - Termination and Non-Renewal of Dealer Agreements.

NY Gen Bus L § 696-C (2019) (N/A)
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(a) transferred a controlling ownership interest in the dealership without the supplier's consent;

(b) made a material misrepresentation in applying for the dealer agreement;

(c) filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or has had an involuntary petition in bankruptcy filed against the dealer which has not been discharged within sixty days after the filing; is in default under the provisions of a security agreement in effect with the supplier; or is insolvent or in receivership;

(d) been convicted of a crime, punishable for a term of imprisonment for one year or more;

(e) failed to operate in the normal course of business for ten consecutive business days or has terminated said business;

(f) Significantly relocated the dealer's place of business without supplier's consent; or

(g) consistently engaged in business practices which are detrimental to the consumer or supplier by way of excessive pricing, misleading advertising, failure to provide service and replacement parts or perform warranty obligations;

(h) inadequately represented supplier over a measured period causing lack of performance in sales, service or warranty areas and failed to achieve market penetration at levels consistent with similary located dealerships based on available recorded information compiled by industry associations regarded as the authorities in this area both in local and national standards;

(i) consistently failed to meet building and housekeeping requirements, or has failed to provide adequate sales, service or parts personnel commensurate with the dealer agreement;

(j) consistently failed to comply with the applicable licensing laws pertaining to the products and services being represented for and on supplier's behalf;

(k) consistently failed to comply with the terms of the dealership agreement. 3. No supplier shall base its decision to terminate, cancel or not to renew a dealer agreement on any of the paragraphs of subdivision two of this section except paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) thereof unless such supplier can demonstrate, through written documentation, the alleged misconduct and/or lack of performance by the dealer, and furthermore, such supplier shall also show that the reason for the decision to terminate, cancel or not to renew the dealer agreement was in no way caused by such supplier.

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696-C - Termination and Non-Renewal of Dealer Agreements.