15-701 – Surety Not Discharged by Failure or Refusal by Creditor to Sue Principal Debtor.
§ 15-701. Surety not discharged by failure or refusal by creditor to sue principal debtor. Unless otherwise agreed between the parties in writing, the failure or refusal by a creditor, after a demand by a person bound as surety, to bring an action against a principal debtor upon a contract hereafter made or an obligation […]
15-702 – Surety Disclosure.
§ 15-702. Surety disclosure. 1. As used in this section: a. “Consumer” means a natural person. b. “Consumer credit transaction” or “transaction” means a loan or sale pursuant to which credit is extended to a consumer primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. The term does not include transactions pursuant to a consumer credit account. […]
17-101 – Acknowledgment or New Promise Must Be in Writing.
§ 17-101. Acknowledgment or new promise must be in writing. An acknowledgment or promise contained in a writing signed by the party to be charged thereby is the only competent evidence of a new or continuing contract whereby to take an action out of the operation of the provisions of limitations of time for commencing […]
17-103 – Agreements Waiving the Statute of Limitation.
§ 17-103. Agreements waiving the statute of limitation. 1. A promise to waive, to extend, or not to plead the statute of limitation applicable to an action arising out of a contract express or implied in fact or in law, if made after the accrual of the cause of action and made, either with or […]
17-105 – Promises and Waivers Affecting the Time Limited for Action to Foreclose a Mortgage.
§ 17-105. Promises and waivers affecting the time limited for action to foreclose a mortgage. 1. A waiver of the expiration of the time limited for commencement of an action to foreclose a mortgage of real property or a mortgage of a lease of real property, or a waiver of the time that has expired, […]
15-108 – Release or Covenant Not to Sue.
§ 15-108. Release or covenant not to sue. (a) Effect of release of or covenant not to sue tortfeasors. When a release or a covenant not to sue or not to enforce a judgment is given to one of two or more persons liable or claimed to be liable in tort for the same injury, […]
15-109 – Uniformity of Interpretation.
§ 15-109. Uniformity of interpretation. This title shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
15-110 – Inconsistent Laws Repealed.
§ 15-110. Inconsistent laws repealed. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this title are hereby repealed; but nothing in this title shall be construed as repealing any of the provisions of the civil practice law and rules or the partnership law.
15-301 – When Written Agreement or Other Instrument Cannot Be Changed by Oral Executory Agreement, or Discharged or Terminated by Oral Executory Agreement or O
§ 15-301. When written agreement or other instrument cannot be changed by oral executory agreement, or discharged or terminated by oral executory agreement or oral consent or by oral notice. 1. A written agreement or other written instrument which contains a provision to the effect that it cannot be changed orally, cannot be changed by […]
15-303 – Release in Writing Without Consideration or Seal.
§ 15-303. Release in writing without consideration or seal. A written instrument which purports to be a total or partial release of all claims, debts, demands or obligations, or a total or partial release of any particular claim, debt, demand or obligation, or a release or discharge in whole or in part of a mortgage, […]