N.Y. General Obligations Law § 5-903: Automatic renewal provision of contract for service, maintenance or repair unenforceable by contractor unless notice thereof given to rec...

§ 5-903. Automatic renewal provision of contract for service,

maintenance or repair unenforceable by contractor unless notice thereof

given to recipient of services. 1. As used in this section, "person"

means an individual, firm, company, partnership or corporation.

2. No provision of a contract for service, maintenance or repair to or

for any real or personal property which states that the term of the

contract shall be deemed renewed for a specified additional period

unless the person receiving the service, maintenance or repair gives

notice to the person furnishing such contract service, maintenance or

repair of his intention to terminate the contract at the expiration of

such term, shall be enforceable against the person receiving the

service, maintenance or repair, unless the person furnishing the

service, maintenance or repair, at least fifteen days and not more than

thirty days previous to the time specified for serving such notice upon

him, shall give to the person receiving the service, maintenance or

repair written notice, served personally or by certified mail, calling

the attention of that person to the existence of such provision in the

contract.

3. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply to a contract

in which the automatic renewal period specified is one month or less.