N.Y. General Business Law § 350-f-1: After-the-fact referral fees

§ 350-f-1. After-the-fact referral fees. 1. No person, firm,

partnership, corporation, association, or other entity shall demand or

receive a referral fee or compensation of any kind for (i) a referral

from any person or other entity relative to finding a seller of real

property after a bona fide real estate listing agreement has been

signed, (ii) a referral from any person or other entity relative to

finding a buyer for real property after a bona fide offer to purchase

real property is accepted, or (iii) a referral from any person or other

entity relative to finding real property after a bona fide buyer's

agency agreement has been signed, unless reasonable cause for payment of

such compensation exists.

2. Any violation of subdivision one of this section shall constitute a

deceptive act or practice within the meaning of section three hundred

forty-nine of this article.