New York § 235-C Unconscionable lease or clause

New York Statutes

§ 235-C — Unconscionable lease or clause

New York § 235-C

Law RPPReal Property

Art. 7Landlord and Tenant

This text of New York § 235-C (Unconscionable lease or clause) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New York primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.Y. Real Property § 235-C (2026).

Text

§ 235-c. Unconscionable lease or clause.

1.If the court as a matter\nof law finds a lease or any clause of the lease to have been\nunconscionable at the time it was made the court may refuse to enforce\nthe lease, or it may enforce the remainder of the lease without the\nunconscionable clause, or it may so limit the application of any\nunconscionable clause as to avoid any unconscionable result.\n 2. When it is claimed or appears to the court that a lease or any\nclause thereof may be unconscionable the parties shall be afforded a\nreasonable opportunity to present evidence as to its setting, purpose\nand effect to aid the court in making the determination.\n

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

§ 235-c. Unconscionable lease or clause. 1. If the court as a matter\nof law finds a lease or any clause of the lease to have been\nunconscionable at the time it was made the court may refuse to enforce\nthe lease, or it may enforce the remainder of the lease without the\nunconscionable clause, or it may so limit the application of any\nunconscionable clause as to avoid any unconscionable result.\n 2. When it is claimed or appears to the court that a lease or any\nclause thereof may be unconscionable the parties shall be afforded a\nreasonable opportunity to present evidence as to its setting, purpose\nand effect to aid the court in making the determination.\n