Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 10. COMMERCE AND TRADE · Chapter 1. SELLING AND OTHER TRADE PRACTICES · Article 23. LEASE-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS

10-1-685. Purchase of insurance; early termination or return of items; late fees.

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(a)
A lessor shall not require the purchase of insurance by the lessee from the lessor of a leased item.#
(b)
A lessor shall not impose a penalty for early termination of a lease-purchase agreement or for the return of an item at any point.#
(c)
A lessor shall not impose a fee for in-home collection of a payment unless the lessee has expressly agreed to the fee and the amount of the fee is disclosed.#
(d)
A lessor shall not impose a fee for picking up rental property should the lessee choose to terminate the lease.#
(e)
A lessor shall not impose a fee for making a late payment except the charge for reinstatement as established in Code Section 10-1-686.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 10-1-685, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1341, § 1.

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