N.Y. PEN Law § 180.57
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 180.57, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Rent gouging in the first degree
Official statutory text
§ 180.57 Rent gouging in the first degree.\n A person is guilty of rent gouging in the first degree when, in the\ncourse of a scheme constituting a systematic ongoing course of conduct\nin connection with the leasing, rental or use of three or more apartment\nunits, the rental price of which is regulated pursuant to the provisions\nof federal, state or local law, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept\nfrom one or more persons in three separate transactions some\nconsideration of value, knowing that such consideration is in addition\nto lawful rental and other lawful charges established pursuant to the\nprovisions of such federal, state or local law, and upon an agreement or\nunderstanding that the furnishing of such consideration will increase\nthe possibility that any person may obtain or renew the lease, rental or\nuse of such property, or that a failure to furnish it will decrease the\npossibility that any person may obtain or renew same, and thereby\nobtains such consideration from one or more persons.\n Rent gouging in the first degree is a class E felony.\n
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