§ 9-405. Modification of assigned contract
(a) Effect of modification on assignee. A modification of or substitution for an assigned contract is effective against an assignee if made in good faith. The assignee acquires corresponding rights under the modified or substituted contract. The assignment may provide that the modification or substitution is a breach of contract by the assignor. This subsection […]
§ 9-406. Discharge of account debtor; notification of assignment identification and proof of assignment; restrictions on assignment of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles and promissory notes ineffective
(a) Discharge of account debtor; effect of notification. Subject to subsections (b) through (i), an account debtor on an account, chattel paper, or a payment intangible may discharge its obligation by paying the assignor until, but not after, the account debtor receives a notification, authenticated by the assignor or the assignee, that the amount due […]
§ 9-407. Restrictions on creation or enforcement of security interest in leasehold interest or in lessor’s residual interest
(a) Term restricting assignment generally ineffective. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a term in a lease agreement is ineffective to the extent that it: (1) prohibits, restricts, or requires the consent of a party to the lease to the assignment or transfer of, or the creation, attachment, perfection, or enforcement of a security […]
§ 9-408. Restrictions on assignment of promissory notes, health-care insurance receivables and certain general intangibles ineffective
(a) Term restricting assignment generally ineffective. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a term in a promissory note or in an agreement between an account debtor and a debtor which relates to a health-care-insurance receivable or a general intangible, including a contract, permit, license, or franchise, and which term prohibits, restricts, or requires the […]
§ 9-409. Restrictions on assignment of letter-of-credit rights ineffective
(a) Term or law restricting assignment generally ineffective. A term in a letter of credit or a rule of law, statute, regulation, custom, or practice applicable to the letter of credit which prohibits, restricts, or requires the consent of an applicant, issuer, or nominated person to a beneficiary’s assignment of or creation of a security […]
§ 9-401. Alienability of debtor’s rights
(a) Other law governs alienability; exceptions. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) and Sections 9–406, 9–407, 9–408, and 9–409, whether a debtor’s rights in collateral may be voluntarily or involuntarily transferred is governed by law other than this article. (b) Agreement does not prevent transfer. An agreement between the debtor and secured party which […]
§ 9-402. Secured party not obligated on contract of debtor or in tort
The existence of a security interest, agricultural lien, or authority given to a debtor to dispose of or use collateral, without more, does not subject a secured party to liability in contract or tort for the debtor’s acts or omissions.
§ 9-403. Agreement not to assert defenses against assignee
(a) “Value.” In this section, “value” has the meaning provided in § 3–303(a). (b) Agreement not to assert claim or defense. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an agreement between an account debtor and an assignor not to assert against an assignee any claim or defense that the account debtor may have against the […]
§ 9-404. Rights acquired by assignee; claims and defenses against assignee
(a) Assignee’s rights subject to terms, claims, and defenses; exceptions. Unless an account debtor has made an enforceable agreement not to assert defenses or claims, and subject to subsections (b) through (e), the rights of an assignee are subject to: (1) all terms of the agreement between the account debtor and assignor and any defense […]