New York § 2-602 Manner and Effect of Rightful Rejection

New York Statutes

§ 2-602 — Manner and Effect of Rightful Rejection

New York § 2-602

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N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code § 2-602 (2026).

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Section 2--602. Manner and Effect of Rightful Rejection.\n  (1) Rejection of goods must be within a reasonable time after their\ndelivery or tender. It is ineffective unless the buyer seasonably\nnotifies the seller.\n  (2) Subject to the provisions of the two following sections on\nrejected goods (Sections 2--603 and 2--604).\n       (a) after rejection any exercise of ownership by the buyer with\n           respect to any commercial unit is wrongful as against the\n           seller; and\n       (b) if the buyer has before rejection taken physical possession\n           of goods in which he does not have a security interest under\n           the provisions of this Article (subsection (3) of Section\n           2--711), he is under a duty after rejection to hold them with\n           reas

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Section 2--602. Manner and Effect of Rightful Rejection.\n (1) Rejection of goods must be within a reasonable time after their\ndelivery or tender. It is ineffective unless the buyer seasonably\nnotifies the seller.\n (2) Subject to the provisions of the two following sections on\nrejected goods (Sections 2--603 and 2--604).\n (a) after rejection any exercise of ownership by the buyer with\n respect to any commercial unit is wrongful as against the\n seller; and\n (b) if the buyer has before rejection taken physical possession\n of goods in which he does not have a security interest under\n the provisions of this Article (subsection (3) of Section\n 2--711), he is under a duty after rejection to hold them with\n reasonable care at the seller's disposition for a time\n sufficient to permit the seller to remove them; but\n (c) the buyer has no further obligations with regard to goods\n rightfully rejected.\n (3) The seller's rights with respect to goods wrongfully rejected are\ngoverned by the provisions of this Article on seller's remedies in\ngeneral (Section 2--703).\n