New Jersey § 12a:2-602
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 12a:2-602, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12a:2-602.
(1) Rejection of goods must be within a reasonable time after their delivery or tender. It is ineffective unless the buyer seasonably notifies the seller. (2) Subject to the provisions of the two following sections on rejected goods (12A:2-603
and 2-604), (a) after rejection any exercise of ownership by the buyer with respect to any commercial
unit is wrongful as against the seller; and (b) if the buyer has before rejection taken physical possession of goods in which
he does not have a security interest under the provisions of this Chapter (subsection
(3) of 12A:2-711), he is under a duty after rejection to hold them with reasonable
care at the seller's disposition for a time sufficient to permit the seller to remove
them; but (c) the buyer has no further obligations with regard to goods rightfully rejected. (3) The seller's rights with respect to goods wrongfully rejected are governed by
the provisions of this Chapter on Seller's remedies in general (12A:2-703).
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