N.Y. General Business Law § 206-a: Advertising of rates for motels and motor courts

§ 206-a. Advertising of rates for motels and motor courts. No person

engaged in the business of furnishing public lodging accommodations in

motels and motor courts shall:

(a) post or maintain posted on any outdoor or outside advertising sign

pertaining to such establishment, that may be seen from a public highway

or street, any rates for accommadations in such establishment unless the

sign shall have posted thereon both the minimum and maximum room, or

other rental unit rates, for accommodations offered for rental. All

posted rates and descriptive data on such sign shall be in type and

material of the same size and prominence.

(b) post or maintain posted on such outdoor or outside advertising

signs rates for accommodations in any such establishment unless there

are available in any such establishment, when vacant, accommodations for

immediate occupancy to meet the posted rates of such advertising signs.

(c) post or maintain outdoor or outside advertising signs in

connection with any such establishment relating to rates which shall

have thereon any untrue, false, fraudulent or misleading representations

or statements as to any matter whatsoever.

Advertising signs stating the rate per person and bearing the legend

"and up" shall not be deemed to comply with the provisions of this

section.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be

guilty of an offense and subject to a fine of not more than fifty

dollars.