New York § 399-ZZZZ - 399-ZZZZProhibition of certain fee charges for termination or early cancellation
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 399-ZZZZ — 399-ZZZZProhibition of certain fee charges for termination or early cancellation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 399-ZZZZ. 399-ZZZZProhibition of certain fee charges for termination or early cancellation
§ 399-zzzz. Prohibition of certain fee charges for termination or early cancellation. 1. Subject to federal law and regulation: a. no provider of telephone, cellular telephone, television, internet, energy, or water services shall impose a fee for termination or early cancellation of a service contract in the event the customer has deceased before the end of such contract; and b. a retail lessee, as defined in section three hundred thirty-one of the personal property law, shall not be liable for charges for the early termination of a retail lease agreement of a motor vehicle if he or she has deceased before the end of such lease. 2. Every violation of this section shall be punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars.
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