A retail installment contract, which otherwise conforms to the requirements of this chapter, may contain the provision that the seller may at his option add subsequent purchases made by the buyer to the contract, and that the total price of the goods or services covered by the contract shall be increased by the price of such additional goods or services, and that all finance charges and installment payments may at the seller’s option be increased proportionately, and that all terms and conditions of the contract shall apply equally to such additional goods or services. The contract may also provide that the goods purchased under the previous contract or contracts shall be security for the goods purchased under the subsequent contract but only until such time as the total of payments under the previous contract or contracts is fully paid.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1808.1
Add-on Sales
Known as the Unruh Act
The act spans §§ 1801–1812 (87 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Ashworth v. McMahan's Furniture (In Re Ashworth) (1981)
Most recently applied in Ashworth v. McMahan's Furniture (In Re Ashworth) (December 1981)
Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 546.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.