A business must have a Laundry license if it washes, dries, starches, or irons clothes, household linens, or other washable fabrics for the public or, if self-service or otherwise, the public may come to the business to wash clothes or other fabrics whether by automatic or coin-operated machines.
Before you apply for a license, it’s important to have the following:
- Employment Identification Number
- Applicable Business Certificate depending on your business’s legal structure
- Certificate of Authority to collect Sales Tax
- Copy of your Surety Bond, properly signed (bonding companies)
Once you have obtained the necessary documents, you must print out and complete the following forms:
- Child Support Certification Form
- Laundry License (Basic License Application)
- Facility Inventory Form
- Granting Authority to Act Affirmation
There are additional requirements in order to keep your business operating. Some links below may lead you to an online wizard which will provide you with instructions that you may follow according to your business type.
- Workers’ Compensation Insurance or Proof of Exemption
- Employer’s Liability and Disability Benefits Insurance
- Weights and Measures/Scale Inspections Request Form
- Unemployment Insurance
- Certificate of Occupancy (requires a registered architect or a professional engineer)
- Portable Fire Extinguisher Requirements
- Recycling and Waste Removal (private carters)
- Application for Approval of Backflow Prevention Devices (must be submitted by a professional engineer or a registered architect to NYC Department of Environmental Protection DEP)
