Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

La. R.S. 9:3353

Inapplicability of other laws; exempted transactions

Known as the Louisiana Rental-Purchase Agreement Act

The act spans §§ 9–9 (12 sections).

Acts 1991, No. 204, §1, eff

A. Rental-purchase agreements which comply with this Chapter shall not be governed by the laws relating to the following:

(1) A consumer credit sale as defined in R.S. 9:3516(12) of the Louisiana Consumer Credit Law.

(2) A consumer credit transaction as defined in R.S. 9:3516(13) of the Louisiana Consumer Credit Law.

(3) A consumer loan as defined in R.S. 9:3516(14) of the Louisiana Consumer Credit Law.

(4) A consumer lease as defined in R.S. 9:3306(9) of the Louisiana Lease of Movables Act.

(5) A financed lease as defined in R.S. 9:3306(12) of the Louisiana Lease of Movables Act.

(6) A true lease as defined in R.S. 9:3306(26) of the Louisiana Lease of Movables Act.

(7) A conditional sale as defined in R.S. 9:3306(7) of the Louisiana Lease of Movables Act.

(8) A lease intended for security as defined in R.S. 10:1-201(35) of the Louisiana Commercial Laws.

B. This Chapter shall not apply to the following:

(1) Rental-purchase agreements primarily for business, commercial, or agricultural purposes, or those made with governmental agencies or instrumentalities, or with organizations.

(2) A lease of a safe deposit box.

(3) A lease or bailment of personal property which is incidental to the lease of real property, and which provides that the consumer has no option to purchase the rented property.

(4) A lease of an automobile, van, or truck of less than one ton.

Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.