Industrial Laundry License
A business must have an Industrial Laundry license if it provides laundry services to commercial clients, including hotels, hospitals, restaurants, gyms, and retail laundries OR maintains or operates a laundry services facility in connection with any commercial institution, including a hotel, restaurant, or gym. The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issues this license.
“Laundry services” means washing, drying, starching, or ironing laundry for a fee. “Laundry services” does not include dry cleaning.
The following do NOT need an Industrial Laundry license:
- Laundry facilities of any hospital AND
- Laundry facilities of any residence intended for use exclusively by the owners, tenants, or occupants of the residence
You must have the applicable Business Certificate based on your business’s legal structure. Although DCWP does not require submission of your Business Certificate in order to process your application, DCWP may request this document under section 20-104 of the New York City Administrative Code.
- Sole proprietors operating under a name other than your own must have a Business/Assumed Name Certificate.
- Partnerships must have a Partnership Certificate and, if applicable, an Assumed Name Certificate for your business.
- Corporations, Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, or Limited Liability Partnerships must register and remain active with the New York State Division of Corporations. You can check your status at www.dos.ny.gov/corps.
Complete the Basic License Application. The Basic License Application requires business information, including applicable identification numbers (such as EIN, SSN, or ITIN); contact information for the business location and business owner, history of criminal and / or civil charges for the business owners, partners, shareholders, and officers; and any DCWP license history for individuals named on the application and their relatives.
Complete the Industrial Laundry Self-Certification. The owner (e.g., sole proprietor, general partner, director, corporate officer, or shareholder owning 10% or more of company stock) must complete the Self-Certification. Reminder: If your business will engage in Industrial Laundry Delivery services, you must complete the Vehicle and Delivery Information section of the Self-Certification.
The business must provide their New York State Sales Tax Identification Number or Certificate of Authority Application Confirmation Number on the Basic License Application.
Submit a copy of the business' Surety Bond (or Third Party Bond), properly signed. The copy of the bond must name the City of New York as Obligee or the party to whom the bond must be made payable. Your corporate name, Doing-Business-As (DBA) name (if any), and premises address must be exactly the same on all documents. Applicant must also submit a copy of the bond receipt showing that the bond has been paid in full and does not expire before the end of the licensing period. The amount of the bond depends on the number of employees the business has.
- for 0 to 25 employees: $500
- for 26 to 50 employees: $1,500
- for 51 to 75 employees: $2,500
- for 76 to 125 employees: $3,000
- for 126 or more employees: $5,000
Provide proof of workers’ compensation insurance. Acceptable proofs include:
- C-105.2 – Certificate of Workers’ Compensation Insurance OR
- U-26.3 – State Insurance Fund Certificate of Workers’ Compensation Insurance OR
- Equivalent or successor form used by the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board
If you are not required by law to maintain workers’ compensation insurance, you must submit form CE-200 – Certificate of Attestation of Exemption.
Provide proof of disability benefits insurance. Acceptable proofs include:
- DB-120.1 – Certificate of Insurance Coverage under the NYS Disability Benefits Law OR
- Equivalent or successor form used by the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board
If you are not required by law to maintain disability benefits insurance, you must submit form CE-200 – Certificate of Attestation of Exemption.
Provide proof of commercial general liability insurance. Note:
- Your Certificate of Insurance must name the City of New York as the certificate holder.
- Your Certificate of Insurance must be executed by a broker and list the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Number.
- Your business name and address must be exactly the same on all documents.
- The City of New York must be included as “Additional Insured” in the description box.
- Insurance must have A.M. Best (www.ambest.com) rating greater than A- / “VII” or a Standard & Poor’s rating of at least A.
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The policy must provide coverage that is at least as broad as the most recently issued edition of Insurance Services (ISO) Form CG 0001, must be “occurrence” based, and have the following minimum amounts:
- $1,000,000 per occurrence
- $2,000,000 aggregate
Provide additional insured endorsement. Note:
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DCWP accepts the following Additional Insured Endorsements:
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ISO Form CG 20 26
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ISO Form CG 20 12
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An endorsement that provides coverage at least as broad as the most recent edition ISO Form CG 20 26 or CG 20 12.
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If you are providing a Scheduled Additional Insured Endorsement that lists the additional insured name (i.e., ISO Forms CG 20 26 or CG 20 12), the endorsement must include either of the following phrases:
- “The City of New York including its officials and employees.” OR
- “The City of New York together with its officials and employees.”
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- If you are providing a Blanket Additional Insured Endorsement or an Automatic Additional Insured Endorsement, confirm that the coverage is at least as broad as the most recent edition of ISO Forms CG 20 26 or CG 20 12 before you submit the form.
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Submit a Notarized Certification by Broker or Agent.
If the license application will be filed by someone other than the applicant, complete the Granting Authority to Act Affirmation.
List of accepted payment methods.
- Check (Payable to NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, accepted only for in person application submissions.)
- Money Order (Payable to NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, accepted only for in person application submissions.)
- Credit card including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover Card.
- If the application is approved, DCWP will issue the applicant a license document.
- If the application requires additional information, DCWP will notify the applicant by mail with instructions on how to submit this information. If the applicant does not submit the requested materials to DCWP within 10 days of receiving this notification letter, the application will be denied.
- If the application is denied, DCWP will provide an explanation for the denial and information about the reapplication process.
