N.Y. PEP Law § 347
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Liability of assignees
Official statutory text
§ 347. Liability of assignees. Except where the assignment is\ninvoluntary or as otherwise specifically provided in this article, any\ncivil action for a violation of this article which may be brought\nagainst a lessor may be maintained against any subsequent assignee of\nthe lessor only if the violation for which the action or proceeding is\nbrought is apparent on the face of the lease application or the retail\nlease agreement. For purposes of this section, a violation is apparent\non the face of these documents if:\n 1. The agreement contains a disclosure which can be determined to be\nincomplete or inaccurate from the face of the agreement or other\ndocuments assigned; or\n 2. The agreement or application either contains a prohibited provision\nor does not contain the notices, legend or items required by this\narticle.\n
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