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Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 92.054

PROHIBITED PROVISIONS

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff

(a) A rental-purchase agreement may not:

(1) require a consumer to:

(A) pay a late charge or reinstatement fee except as provided by Section 92.055(b);

(B) make a payment at the end of the scheduled rental-purchase term in excess of or in addition to a regular periodic payment to acquire ownership of the merchandise; or

(C) purchase insurance or a loss damage waiver from the merchant to cover the merchandise;

(2) require a confession of judgment;

(3) authorize a merchant or an agent of the merchant to commit a breach of the peace in repossessing merchandise; or

(4) waive a defense, counterclaim, or right the consumer may have against the merchant or an agent of the merchant.

(b) A consumer may not in any event be required to pay a sum greater than the total amount to be paid to acquire ownership of the merchandise as disclosed under Section 92.052(a)(4).

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.