Title 10, Chapter 1, Section 682
( 10-1-682)
(a) A lease-purchase agreement shall be in the form of a written
statement which shall include all of the following: (1) A brief description of the leased property, sufficient to
identify the property to the lessee and lessor including whether
the property is new or previously rented or, if a lease is for
multiple items, a description of each item may be provided in a
separate statement which is incorporated by reference in the
primary disclosure statement; (2) The total amount of any initial payment, including any advance
payment, delivery charge, or any trade-in allowance to be paid by
the lessee at or before consummation of the lease-purchase
agreement; (3) The amount and timing of payments; (4) The amount of all other charges, individually itemized,
payable by the lessee to the lessor which are not included in the
periodic payments; (5) A statement of the party liable for loss, damage in excess of
normal wear and tear, or destruction to the leased property; (6) The lessee's right to reinstate and the amount, or method of determining the amount, of any penalty or other charge for reinstatement as established in Code Section 10-1-686; (7) The party responsible for maintaining or servicing the leased
property together with a brief description of this responsibility; (8) A statement of the conditions under which the lessee or lessor
may terminate the lease; (9) A statement of the total cost of the lease expressed as the
product of the number of payments necessary to acquire ownership
of the leased property times the amount of each payment, using the
term "cost of lease"; (10) A statement that the lessee has the option to purchase the
leased property during the term of the lease-purchase agreement
and, at what price, formula, or by what method the price is
determined; (11) A statement that if any part of a manufacturer's warranty
continues to cover the leased property at the time the lessee
assumes ownership of the property, if allowed by the terms of the
warranty, it will be passed on to the lessee; (12) The fair market value of the leased property at the time it
is initially leased to the lessee, using the term "estimated fair
market value of the leased property," provided that in the case of
property that has been previously leased the lessor may establish
a standard value that may be used in lieu of a specific valuation
for an individual item; and (13) The difference between the amount disclosed under paragraph
(9) of this subsection and the amount disclosed under paragraph
(12) of this subsection, using the term "cost of lease services." (b) All information required by this Code section shall be stated in
a clear and coherent manner, using words and phrases of common
meaning. The information shall be appropriately divided and
captioned by its sections. All numerical amounts and percentages
shall be stated in figures. The information shall also be disclosed
by the lessor prior to the signing of the lease by the lessee. All
of the information required by this Code section shall be provided
directly on the lease contract or instrument or on a separate form.
The disclosures described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (9),
(12), and (13) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be made
clearly, conspicuously, and together in sequence and shall be
prominently located on the same page of the contract or other
instrument evidencing the lease. (c) At the lessor's option, information in addition to that required
by this Code section may be disclosed if the additional information
is not stated, utilized, or placed in a manner which will
contradict, obscure, or distract attention from the required
information. |