New York § 120-Z - 120-ZSewer hook-ups by private contractors
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 120-Z — 120-ZSewer hook-ups by private contractors, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 120-Z. 120-ZSewer hook-ups by private contractors
§ 120-z. Sewer hook-ups by private contractors. Whenever a contractor retained or hired to connect or hook-up a private property with a sewer system in a city, town or village, requires that all or a portion of the cost of such connection for hook-up be paid in advance of completion of the same, the amount of such payment shall be held by such contractor in an escrow account until completion of such work, if the city, town or village in which the work is to be done so requires. Such city, town or village may by local law or ordinance regulate such escrow payments and the enforcement thereof.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 120-Z ("120-ZSewer hook-ups by private contractors") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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