Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 655 Rental-purchase Agreement Act. Section 3

    (815 ILCS 655/3) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1803)

    Sec. 3. Advertisement.

    (a) An advertisement for a rental-purchase agreement that refers to or states the amount of a payment or the right to acquire ownership of any one particular item under the agreement must clearly and conspicuously state:

        (1) that the transaction advertised is a

    rental-purchase agreement;

        (2) the total amount and number of payments necessary

    to acquire ownership; and

        (3) that the consumer does not acquire ownership

    rights unless the merchandise is rented for a specified number of payment periods.

    (b) Every item of property displayed or offered for rental-purchase by a merchant shall have attached to its front or displayed as prominently as if attached to its front a tag disclosing the amount to be paid to acquire ownership of the merchandise.

(Source: P.A. 88-644, eff. 9-9-94.)

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