How Treble Damages rules vary in New York

New York treble damages rules

This source-backed guide covers US-NY treble damages authority (N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 349(h) (deceptive practices — discretionary treble up to $1,000 cap); N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. § 853 (forcible/unlawful eviction — automatic treble)). It explains how to read the calculator's multiplier output and points to the controlling New York multiplier statutes.

What the output means

Run this scenario in DocketMath using the Treble Damages calculator.

When the calculator shows a multiplier result, read it as a statutory multiplier on the base damages figure, not as a separate damages category.

• Base damages stay the same until the multiplier is applied.
• The statutory multiplier changes the total by the rule-specified factor.
• Any cap, exception, or carve-out still controls if the statute says it does.

New York rule notes

N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 349(h) (deceptive practices — discretionary treble up to $1,000 cap); N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. § 853 (forcible/unlawful eviction — automatic treble)

US-NY treble damages controlling authority under N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 349(h) (deceptive practices — discretionary treble up to $1,000 cap); N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. § 853 (forcible/unlawful eviction — automatic treble).

349(h). Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes UP ARTICLE 22-A Protection From Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts and Practices NEXT SECTION 349-A Pricing VIEWING MOST RECENT REVISION (FROM 2026-04-03) VIEW HISTORICAL REVISION AS OF: -- Choose a Date -- 2026-04-03 2026-02-27 2025-12-26 2014-09-22 SHARE Facebook Email SECTION 349 Unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts and practices unlawful General Business (GBS) CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 22-A § 349. Unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts and practices unlawful. (a) Unfair, deceptiv

What changes the result most

• The base damages input, because the multiplier applies to that number.
• The statutory multiplier itself, because 2x, 3x, and 4x produce different totals.
• Any cap or carve-out in the statute, because it can limit the multiplied amount.

Use the calculator

DocketMath's treble-damages calculator can model multiplier outcomes once you identify the controlling statute and whether a cap or exception applies. Use the source panel for the verified primary-source rule.

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Sources

• 349(h) — N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 349(h) (deceptive practices — discretionary treble up to $1,000 cap); N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. § 853 (forcible/unlawful eviction — automatic treble)

All sources are official primary law published by www.nysenate.gov.

Corroboration method: government_primary_source_direct_fetch.