Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site whuxl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!houxm!whuxl!wjm From: wjm@whuxl.UUCP (MITCHELL) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: prizes and high-pressure sales Message-ID: <228@whuxl.UUCP> Date: Sun, 16-Sep-84 11:37:33 EDT Article-I.D.: whuxl.228 Posted: Sun Sep 16 11:37:33 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 02:46:42 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Bell Communications Research, Inc. Lines: 24 New York also has a 3 day cooling off period for certain types of contracts. I know home-improvements, door-to-door sales, and resort type real estate are included, other things may be -- but as always READ the fine print before signing anything. Also, both New York and New Jersey require real estate offerings made to their residents (even if the land is out of state) to be registered with the state (the Department of State in NY, the Attorney General in NJ). "Offering" includes publication of advertising in a publication that is sold in the state, even if it is published elsewhere. This is significant since these rules apply to the resort land in Pennsylvania (the Poconos) that is high pressure hyped around NYC and northern NJ. The disclosures that must be filed with the state include such useful info as: is the land under water most of the year, is there access to the property from a public road, how close are the nearest utilities -- like power lines, is building permitted on the lot (some developers are not above selling land which is either smaller than the minimum lot size or restricted from building since septic systems aren't allowed on the property and sewers aren't planned for the next 100 years), the builders financial resources (no guarantee, but you might find out if they're in Chapter II right now). Caveat Lector, Bill Mitchell (whuxl!wjm)