N.Y. General Business Law § 399-w*2: Notice requirements for renters of personal property

* § 399-w. Notice requirements for renters of personal property. 1.

For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the

following meanings:

(a) "Owner" shall include any person, partnership, firm, association,

or corporation engaged in the business of renting personal property for

profit.

(b) "Personal property" shall include but not be limited to tangible

chattels used for personal, household, or business purposes but shall

not include motor vehicles.

(c) "Rental agreement" shall mean the total legal obligation that

results from a written rental contract between a person and the owner

for the rental of personal property.

2. Any owner who rents personal property shall:

(a) conspicuously post a sign in a prominent and visible area in the

place of business, measuring at least two feet by four feet in writing

of at least thirty-six point print, with the following notice:

RENTAL INFORMATION

WARNING! Failure to return rented property pursuant to the terms of

the rental agreement may subject the renter to criminal

prosecution.

(b) include in all rental contracts, in writing in at least twelve

point print, the following notice:

Failure to return rented property under the terms of this agreement

may subject the undersigned party(ies) to criminal prosecution.

3. This section shall not apply to: (a) rental purchase agreements as

regulated by article eleven of the personal property law and (b) motor

vehicle rentals under paragraph two of subdivision (a) of section one

hundred ninety-eight-a and paragraph two of subdivision a of section one

hundred ninety-eight-b of this chapter.

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