N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 399-w*2

* § 399-w. Notice requirements for renters of personal property. 1.\nFor the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the\nfollowing meanings:\n (a) "Owner" shall include any person, partnership, firm, association,\nor corporation engaged in the business of renting personal property for\nprofit.\n (b) "Personal property" shall include but not be limited to tangible\nchattels used for personal, household, or business purposes but shall\nnot include motor vehicles.\n (c) "Rental agreement" shall mean the total legal obligation that\nresults from a written rental contract between a person and the owner\nfor the rental of personal property.\n 2. Any owner who rents personal property shall:\n (a) conspicuously post a sign in a prominent and visible area in the\nplace of business, measuring at least two feet by four feet in writing\nof at least thirty-six point print, with the following notice:\n RENTAL INFORMATION\n WARNING! Failure to return rented property pursuant to the terms of\n the rental agreement may subject the renter to criminal\n prosecution.\n (b) include in all rental contracts, in writing in at least twelve\npoint print, the following notice:\n Failure to return rented property under the terms of this agreement\n may subject the undersigned party(ies) to criminal prosecution.\n 3. This section shall not apply to: (a) rental purchase agreements as\nregulated by article eleven of the personal property law and (b) motor\nvehicle rentals under paragraph two of subdivision (a) of section one\nhundred ninety-eight-a and paragraph two of subdivision a of section one\nhundred ninety-eight-b of this chapter.\n * NB There are 2 § 399-w's\n