§ 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.