Are application holding fees refundable in New York City if my small business decides not to sign the residential lease after all?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Are application holding fees refundable in New York City if my small business decides not to sign the residential lease after all?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
New York City residential apartment application fee refundable holding deposit tenant decides not to sign lease New York lawGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
New York Real Property Law 238-a application fee 20 dollars background credit check holding deposit residential leaseGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
NYC tenant holding deposit refundable if applicant backs out before lease signingGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDYes / no
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Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
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Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
New York City residential apartment application fee refundable holding deposit tenant decides not to sign lease New York law Google ↗
New York Real Property Law 238-a application fee 20 dollars background credit check holding deposit residential lease Google ↗
NYC tenant holding deposit refundable if applicant backs out before lease signing Google ↗
- § 238-a. Limitation on fees. In relation to a residential dwelling unit: · legislation.nysenate.gov
- Section 8 Housing Search Resources · home4.nyc.gov
- Fitzgerald v New Horseheads Assoc., LLC · nycourts.gov
- Fitzgerald v New Horseheads Assoc., LLC :: 2026 :: New York Other Courts Decisions :: New York Case Law :: New York Law :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York City residential apartment application fee refundable holding deposit tenant decides not to sign lease New York law OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
New York Real Property Law 238-a application fee 20 dollars background credit check holding deposit residential lease OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
NYC tenant holding deposit refundable if applicant backs out before lease signing OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Yes / no | — | — | 1x of 1 |