{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-2-612","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code Law § 2-612","heading":"\"Installment Contract\"; Breach","body":"Section 2--612. \"Installment Contract\"; Breach.\n  (1) An \"installment contract\" is one which requires or authorizes the\ndelivery of goods in separate lots to be separately accepted, even\nthough the contract contains a clause \"each delivery is a separate\ncontract\" or its equivalent.\n  (2) The buyer may reject any installment which is non-conforming if\nthe non-conformity substantially impairs the value of that installment\nand cannot be cured or if the non-conformity is a defect in the required\ndocuments; but if the non-conformity does not fall within subsection (3)\nand the seller gives adequate assurance of its cure the buyer must\naccept that installment.\n  (3) Whenever non-conformity or default with respect to one or more\ninstallments substantially impairs the value of the whole contract there\nis a breach of the whole. But the aggrieved party reinstates the\ncontract if he accepts a non-conforming installment without seasonably\nnotifying of cancellation or if he brings an action with respect only to\npast installments or demands performance as to future installments.","path":["Uniform Commercial Code Law","Article 2. Sales","Part 6. Breach, Repudiation and Excuse"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/UCC/2-612","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"535e3ad5116827e8b05f9c5370c28aadb8cf5ab0a324d97c594baf73e9857c4c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-2-611","next":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-2-613"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}