{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-2-a-212","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code Law § 2-a-212","heading":"Implied Warranty of Merchantability","body":"Section 2-A-212. Implied Warranty of Merchantability.\n  (1) Except in a finance lease, a warranty that the goods will be\nmerchantable is implied in a lease contract if the lessor is a merchant\nwith respect to goods of that kind.\n  (2) Goods to be merchantable must be at least such as:\n       (a) pass without objection in the trade under the description in\n           the lease agreement;\n       (b) in the case of fungible goods, are of fair average quality\n           within the description;\n       (c) are fit for the ordinary purposes for which goods of that\n           type are used;\n       (d) run, within the variation permitted by the lease agreement,\n           of even kind, quality, and quantity within each unit and\n           among all units involved;\n       (e) are adequately contained, packaged, and labeled as the lease\n           agreement may require; and\n       (f) conform to any promises or affirmations of fact made on the\n           container or label.\n  (3) Other implied warranties may arise from course of dealing or usage\nof trade.","path":["Uniform Commercial Code Law","Article 2-A. Leases","Part 2. Formation and Construction of Lease Contract"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/UCC/2-A-212","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"1e642ffd720ccd47ef17f049bacb2e7122b42642cb67c2a5107fdd85fb788a71","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-2-a-211","next":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-2-a-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}