Sec. 108. (1) If the court as a matter of law finds a lease contract or any clause of a lease contract to have been unconscionable at the time it was made the court may refuse to enforce the lease contract, or it may enforce the remainder of the lease contract without the unconscionable clause, or it may so limit the application of any unconscionable clause as to avoid any unconscionable result.
(2) With respect to a consumer lease, if the court as a matter of law finds that a lease contract or any clause of a lease contract has been induced by unconscionable conduct or that unconscionable conduct has occurred in the collection of a claim arising from a lease contract, the court may grant appropriate relief.
(3) Before making a finding of unconscionability under subsection (1) or (2), the court, on its own motion or that of a party, shall afford the parties a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to the setting, purpose, and effect of the lease contract or clause thereof, or of the conduct.
(4) In an action in which the lessee claims unconscionability with respect to a consumer lease:
(a) If the court finds unconscionability under subsection (1) or (2), the court shall award reasonable attorney's fees to the lessee.
(b) If the court does not find unconscionability and the lessee claiming unconscionability has brought or maintained an action the lessee knew to be groundless, the court shall award reasonable attorney's fees to the party against whom the claim is made.
(c) In determining attorney's fees, the amount of the recovery on behalf of the claimant under subsections (1) and (2) is not controlling.
As added by P.L.189-1991, SEC.3.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 1. Uniform Commercial Code
26-1-2.1-103. Definitions and Index of Definitions
26-1-2.1-104. Leases Subject to Other Statutes
26-1-2.1-105. Territorial Application of Article to Goods Covered by Certificate of Title
26-1-2.1-107. Waiver or Renunciation of Claim or Right After Default
26-1-2.1-108. Unconscionability
26-1-2.1-109. Option to Accelerate at Will
26-1-2.1-201. Statute of Frauds
26-1-2.1-202. Final Written Expression; Parol or Extrinsic Evidence
26-1-2.1-203. Seals Inoperative
26-1-2.1-204. Formation in General
26-1-2.1-206. Offer and Acceptance in Formation of Lease Contract
26-1-2.1-208. Modification, Rescission, and Waiver
26-1-2.1-209. Lessee Under Finance Lease as Beneficiary of Supply Contract
26-1-2.1-210. Express Warranties
26-1-2.1-212. Implied Warranty of Merchantability
26-1-2.1-213. Implied Warranty of Fitness for Particular Purpose
26-1-2.1-214. Exclusion or Modification of Warranties
26-1-2.1-215. Cumulation and Conflict of Warranties Express or Implied
26-1-2.1-216. Third-Party Beneficiaries of Express and Implied Warranties
26-1-2.1-218. Insurance and Proceeds
26-1-2.1-220. Effect of Default on Risk of Loss
26-1-2.1-221. Casualty to Identified Goods
26-1-2.1-301. Enforceability of Lease Contract
26-1-2.1-302. Title to and Possession of Goods
26-1-2.1-304. Subsequent Lease of Goods by Lessor
26-1-2.1-305. Sale or Sublease of Goods by Lessee
26-1-2.1-306. Priority of Certain Liens Arising by Operation of Law
26-1-2.1-307. Priority of Liens Related to Lease Contract
26-1-2.1-308. Special Rights of Creditors
26-1-2.1-309. Lessor's and Lessee's Rights When Goods Become Fixtures
26-1-2.1-310. Lessor's and Lessee's Rights When Goods Become Accessions
26-1-2.1-311. Subordination by Agreement; Persons Entitled to Priority
26-1-2.1-401. Insecurity; Adequate Assurance of Performance
26-1-2.1-402. Anticipatory Repudiation
26-1-2.1-403. Retraction of Anticipatory Repudiation
26-1-2.1-404. Substituted Performance
26-1-2.1-405. Excused Performance
26-1-2.1-406. Procedure on Excused Performance
26-1-2.1-407. Irrevocable Promises; Finance Leases
26-1-2.1-501. Default; Procedure
26-1-2.1-502. Notice After Default
26-1-2.1-503. Modification or Impairment of Rights and Remedies
26-1-2.1-504. Liquidation of Damages
26-1-2.1-506. Statute of Limitations
26-1-2.1-507. Proof of Market Rent; Time and Place
26-1-2.1-508. Lessee's Remedies
26-1-2.1-509. Lessee's Rights on Improper Delivery; Rightful Rejection
26-1-2.1-510. Installment Lease Contracts; Rejection and Default
26-1-2.1-511. Merchant Lessee's Duties as to Rightfully Rejected Goods
26-1-2.1-512. Lessee's Duties as to Rightfully Rejected Goods
26-1-2.1-513. Cure by Lessor of Improper Tender or Delivery; Replacement
26-1-2.1-514. Waiver of Lessee's Objections
26-1-2.1-515. Acceptance of Goods
26-1-2.1-516. Effect of Acceptance of Goods; Notice of Default; Burden of Establishing
26-1-2.1-517. Revocation of Acceptance of Goods
26-1-2.1-518. Cover; Substitute Goods
26-1-2.1-520. Lessee's Incidental and Consequential Damages
26-1-2.1-521. Lessee's Right to Specific Performance or Replevin
26-1-2.1-522. Lessee's Right to Goods on Lessor's Insolvency
26-1-2.1-523. Lessor's Remedies
26-1-2.1-524. Lessor's Right to Identify Goods to Lease Contract
26-1-2.1-525. Lessor's Right to Possession of Goods
26-1-2.1-526. Lessor's Stoppage of Delivery
26-1-2.1-527. Lessor's Rights to Dispose of Goods
26-1-2.1-528. Lessor's Damages for Nonacceptance or Repudiation
26-1-2.1-529. Lessor's Action for the Rent
26-1-2.1-530. Lessor's Incidental Damages
26-1-2.1-531. Standing to Sue Third Parties for Injury to Goods
26-1-2.1-532. Recovery by Lessor for Loss of or Damage to Residual Interest