§ 608. Unlawful detention of goods. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7-209 of the uniform commercial code, no warehouseman shall have a lien on any household goods stored by him in a particular case where the charges demanded for storage are in excess of the charges permitted by this article.

Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 608

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC

2. It shall constitute an unlawful detention of goods for a warehouseman to refuse to surrender household goods stored by him for a consumer bailor upon payment by the consumer bailor of the storage charges permitted by this article.

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