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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 399-zzzz. Prohibition of certain fee charges for termination or early cancellation - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/general-business-law/gbs-sect-399-zzzz/
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