New York § 2-A-220 Effect of Default on Risk of Loss

New York Statutes

§ 2-A-220 — Effect of Default on Risk of Loss

New York § 2-A-220

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Part 2Formation and Construction of Lease Contract

Art. 2-ALeases

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N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code § 2-A-220 (2026).

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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 identifi

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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