N.Y. General Obligations Law § 5-321: Agreements exempting lessors from liability for negligence void and unenforceable

§ 5-321. Agreements exempting lessors from liability for negligence

void and unenforceable. Every covenant, agreement or understanding in or

in connection with or collateral to any lease of real property exempting

the lessor from liability for damages for injuries to person or property

caused by or resulting from the negligence of the lessor, his agents,

servants or employees, in the operation or maintenance of the demised

premises or the real property containing the demised premises shall be

deemed to be void as against public policy and wholly unenforceable.