California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 2.96 — California Rental-purchase Act, Section 1812.629
(a) Upon the request of the consumer, the lessor shall provide the information as required by subdivision (b) of Section 1812.623 in an exemplar of the rental-purchase agreement covering the property specified by the consumer and shall provide the consumer with a copy of the proposed rental-purchase agreement prior to its execution. The consumer may take this copy from the lessor’s premises.
(b) The lessor shall not obtain the consumer’s signature to a rental-purchase agreement if it contains blank spaces to be filled in after it has been signed.
(c) A copy of the fully completed rental-purchase agreement and all other documents which the lessor requests the consumer to sign shall be given to the consumer at the time they are signed. The rental-purchase agreement shall not be enforceable against the consumer until the consumer has received a signed copy.
(d) The lessor shall deliver to the consumer a written receipt for each payment made by the consumer.
Notes
Requires a rental-purchase lessor, on request, to provide required disclosures and a proposed agreement copy before execution. Prohibits signatures on agreements with blanks to be filled later; requires completed signed documents when signed, makes the agreement unenforceable until the consumer receives a signed copy, and requires a written receipt for each payment.
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