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N.Y. UCC Law § 2-A-220

This is the official text of N.Y. UCC Law § 2-A-220, part of New York’s UCC Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "UCC Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Effect of Default on Risk of Loss

Official statutory text

Section 2-A-220. Effect of Default on Risk of Loss.\n (1) Where risk of loss is to pass to the lessee and the time of\npassage is not stated:\n (a) if a tender or delivery of goods so fails to conform to the\n lease contract as to give a right of rejection, the risk of\n their loss remains with the lessor, or, in the case of a\n finance lease, the supplier, until cure or acceptance.\n (b) if the lessee rightfully revokes acceptance, he or she, to\n the extent of any deficiency in his or her effective\n insurance coverage, may treat the risk of loss as having\n remained with the lessor from the beginning.\n (2) Whether or not risk of loss is to pass to the lessee, if the\nlessee as to conforming goods already identified to a lease contract\nrepudiates or is otherwise in default under the lease contract, the\nlessor, or, in the case of a finance lease, the supplier, to the extent\nof any deficiency in his or her effective insurance coverage may treat\nthe risk of loss as resting on the lessee for a commercially reasonable\ntime.\n

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