605 – Short Title.

§ 605. Short title. This article should be known and may be cited as the “truth-in-storage” act.

606 – Definitions.

§ 606. Definitions. Whenever used in this article: (a) Warehouseman means a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire. (b) Storage of household goods means goods stored by a consumer bailor which are used or bought for use primarily for personal, family or household purposes. (c) Consumer bailor means a natural person.

607 – Required Disclosures.

§ 607. Required disclosures. 1. No warehouseman shall accept household goods for storage from a consumer bailor unless prior to accepting the goods, the consumer bailor is furnished with a written storage agreement which shall be dated and signed by the consumer bailor and the warehouseman or his duly authorized agent, be written or printed […]

607-A – Storage of Furs.

§ 607-a. Storage of furs. In addition to any other provision of this article, a fur storage operator shall be subject to the following: 1. If there is any statement of limitation in damages in an agreement for the storage of furs, such agreement shall contain on its face immediately above the consumer bailor’s signature […]

608 – Unlawful Detention of Goods.

§ 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. 2. It shall constitute […]

609 – Private Right of Action.

§ 609. Private right of action. 1. Any consumer bailor damaged by an unlawful detention of his goods or any other violation of this article may bring an action for recovery of damages and the return of his goods. Judgment may be entered in an amount not to exceed three times the actual damages plus […]

610 – Violation and Penalties.

§ 610. Violation and penalties. Whenever there shall be a violation of this article, an application may be made by the attorney general in the name of the people of the state of New York to a court or justice having jurisdiction by a special proceeding to issue an injunction, and upon notice to the […]