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§ 235-h Waiver of right to bring a declaratory judgment action

§ 235-h. Waiver of right to bring a declaratory judgment action. No commercial lease shall contain any provision waiving or prohibiting the right of any tenant to bring a declaratory judgment action with respect to any provision, term or condition of such commercial lease. The inclusion of any such waiver provision in a commercial lease shall be null and void as against public policy.

Source
NY Real Property Law, as published by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service
Last amended
Effective December 27, 2019
Checked
Matched the official code on October 1, 2026

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