California Civil Code CHAPTER 2d - Vehicle Leasing Act

  • Section 2985.7.
    (a) “Motor vehicle” means any vehicle required to be registered under the Vehicle Code. Motor vehicle does not include any trailer which is sold in conjunction...
  • Section 2985.71.
    (a) Any solicitation to enter into a lease contract that includes any of the following items shall contain the disclosures described in subdivision (b):(1) The amount of...
  • Section 2985.8.
    (a) A lease contract shall be in writing, and the print portion of the contract shall be printed in at least 8-point type and shall contain...
  • Section 2985.9.
    The following documents and agreements are not required to be contained in a lease contract:(a) An “express warranty,” as that term is defined in paragraph (1)...
  • Section 2986.3.
    No lease contract shall contain any provision by which:(a) A power of attorney is given to confess judgment in this state, or an assignment of wages...
  • Section 2986.4.
    Any acknowledgment by the lessee of delivery of a copy of a lease contract or purchase order and any vehicle lease proposal and any credit...
  • Section 2986.5.
    (a) No person shall lease a used motor vehicle for operation on California highways if such vehicle does not meet all of the equipment requirements of...
  • Section 2986.6.
    No agreement in connection with a lease contract which provides for the inclusion of title to or a lien upon any personal or real property,...
  • Section 2986.10.
    (a) An assignee of the lessor’s rights is subject to all equities and defenses of the lessee against the lessor, notwithstanding an agreement to the contrary,...
  • Section 2986.12.
    It shall be unlawful for any lessor to induce or attempt to induce any person to enter into a contract subject to this chapter by...
  • Section 2986.13.
    (a) Any payment made by a lessee to a lessor pending the execution of a lease contract shall be refunded to the lessee in the event...
  • Section 2987.
    (a) A lessee has the right to terminate a lease contract at any time prior to the scheduled expiration date specified in the lease contract. Except...
  • Section 2988.
    (a) The Legislature finds that it is necessary to provide some protection for consumers who enter into lease contracts in which the lessee will bear the...
  • Section 2988.5.
    (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, any lessor who fails to comply with any requirement imposed under Section 2985.8 or 2988 for which no...
  • Section 2988.7.
    If the lessor fails to comply with Section 2985.8, as an alternative to an action under Section 2988.5, the lessee may rescind the contract if...
  • Section 2988.9.
    Reasonable attorney’s fees and costs shall be awarded to the prevailing party in any action on a lease contract subject to the provisions of this...
  • Section 2989.
    No civil action shall be filed against a lessor under the authority of this chapter if a federal civil action has previously been filed based...
  • Section 2989.2.
    Where the lessee is to bear the risk of the motor vehicle’s depreciation upon the scheduled expiration of the lease contract, the following applies:(a) When disposing...
  • Section 2989.4.
    (a) A lessor shall not:(1) Fail to register the leased vehicle pursuant to the lease contract.(2) Advertise any specific vehicle in the inventory of the lessor for lease...
  • Section 2989.5.
    (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a lessor shall make available to investigators of the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon presentation of an affidavit that...
  • Section 2989.6.
    The Director of Motor Vehicles may adopt and enforce rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out or implement the provisions of this...
  • Section 2989.8.
    Any person who shall knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1284.)
  • Section 2990.
    This chapter shall not apply to any transaction which is regulated by Chapter 2b (commencing with Section 2981) of this title.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch.
  • Section 2991.
    Any prospective assignee that provides a lessor under a lease contract with any preprinted form for use as a lease contract shall, upon the request...
  • Section 2992.
    A prospective assignee that provides a lessor under a lease contract with a preprinted form for use as a lease contract shall design the form...
  • Section 2993.
    A holder of a lease contract, or the agent of a holder, who has received a notice pursuant to Section 7507.6 of the Business and...

Last modified: October 22, 2018