Mamdani’s New Website Lets You Report Businesses That Violate Click-to-Cancel Rule
If you signed up for a streaming service or gym membership online, you should be able to cancel online, according to Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Businesses that don’t adhere to the new rules will face fines starting at $525, along with the responsibility of refunding consumers. Mamdani’s office says the new click-to-cancel rule, which was first announced in July, is projected to save New Yorkers up to $162.5 million per year.
- ▪If you signed up for a streaming service or gym membership online, you should be able to cancel online, according to Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
- ▪Businesses that don’t adhere to the new rules will face fines starting at $525, along with the responsibility of refunding consumers.
- ▪Mamdani’s office says the new click-to-cancel rule, which was first announced in July, is projected to save New Yorkers up to $162.5 million per year.
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Starting Thursday, New York’s new click-to-cancel rule goes into effect, requiring businesses to have a straightforward cancellation process for consumers in the same method they used to sign up. If you signed up for a streaming service or gym membership online, you should be able to cancel online, according to Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Businesses that don’t adhere to the new rules will face fines starting at $525, along with the responsibility of refunding consumers. Mamdani’s office says the new click-to-cancel rule, which was first announced in July, is projected to save New Yorkers up to $162.5 million per year. The city will also launch a new website Thursday, nyc.gov/click-to-cancel, where New Yorkers can fill out a form to report businesses that don’t comply.
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