2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University › Article 125 - City University of New York › 6228 - Transitory Provisions.

§ 6228. Transitory  provisions.  1. Whenever the term "board of higher
  education of the city of New York" or "board of higher  education  of  a
  city  having  a  population  of  one  million or more" is referred to or
  designated in any law,  general,  special  or  local,  contract,  lease,
  judgment,  decision  or document pertaining to the functions, powers and
  duties hereby continued in, transferred and  assigned  to,  or  devolved
  upon, the corporate body of the city university of New York continued by
  this  article, such reference or designation shall be deemed to refer to
  and include the corporate body  of  the  city  university  of  New  York
  continued  by  this  article,  so  far  as  such  law,  contract, lease,
  judgment, decision or document pertains to matters which are within  its
  jurisdiction  by  reason  of  the redesignation, continuation, transfer,
  assignment and devolution of functions, powers and duties made  by  this
  article.
2.  All  contracts,  leases  and  other agreements entered into by the
  board of higher education of the city of New York on behalf of the  city
  university  of  New York before the effective date of this article shall
  be conducted and completed by the body corporate of the city  university
  of  New  York continued by this article in the same manner and under the
  same terms and conditions and with the same effect as if  the  same  had
  been  conducted  and  completed  by the board of higher education of the
  city  of  New  York.  In  addition,  any  contracts,  leases  and  other
  agreements  entered into by the city university of New York prior to the
  effective date of this article shall remain in full force and effect and
  shall be conducted and completed by  the  body  corporate  of  the  city
  university of New York continued by this article.
3.  All  rights,  title  and  interest  in  personal property used for
  educational or administrative purposes of the  senior  colleges  of  the
  city  university  of  New  York  vested  in  the city of New York on the
  effective date of this article  are  hereby  transferred,  assigned  and
  devolved upon the city university of New York.
4.  No  existing  right  or  remedy  of  any  character shall be lost,
  impaired or affected, nor shall any new right or remedy of any character
  accrue to or for the benefit of any person by reason of the continuation
  of the corporate body of the city university of New York pursuant to the
  provisions of this article.
5. Any lease entered into by the city of New York for the purposes  of
  the  senior  colleges  of  the  city  university  of New York before the
  effective date of this  article  is  hereby  transferred,  assigned  and
  devolved  upon  the  city  university  of  New York, notwithstanding any
  provision  that   may   be   contained   therein   providing   for   the
  nonassignability of such lease and any such provision shall be deemed to
  be  void  as  against the public policy of the state and of no force and
  effect; provided however, that the city of New York shall guarantee  the
  performance by the city university of the obligation of the lessee under
  such lease.