§11-104. Application
This Article applies to rental-purchase agreements or acts, practices or conduct related to a rental-purchase agreement if: [PL 1991, c. 787 (NEW).]
1. The rental-purchase agreement is entered into in this State; or
[PL 1991, c. 787 (NEW).]
2. The consumer is a resident of this State at the time the merchant, wherever located, offering the rental-purchase agreement solicits the rental-purchase agreement or modification of the rental-purchase agreement in this State, whether the solicitation is made personally, by mail or by telephone.
For the purposes of this Article, the residence of the consumer is the address given by the consumer as the consumer's residence in any writing signed by the consumer in connection with the rental-purchase agreement. Unless the consumer notifies the merchant of a new or different residence address, the given residence address is presumed to be unchanged.
[PL 2001, c. 287, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 787 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 287, §1 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 9-A: MAINE CONSUMER CREDIT CODE
Article 11: RENTAL-PURCHASE PRACTICES
9-A §11-102. Purpose; rules of construction
9-A §11-103. Supplementary general principles of law applicable
9-A §11-106. Inapplicability of other laws; exempt transactions
9-A §11-107. General requirements of disclosure
9-A §11-109. Prohibited practices
9-A §11-110. Calculation of late charges
9-A §11-111. Allowable charges
9-A §11-112. Default; notice of default and right to cure
9-A §11-114. Consumer's right to acquire ownership when 50% of payments equals cash price
9-A §11-115. Liability damage waivers; fees
9-A §11-116. Receipts and accounts
9-A §11-117. Renegotiations and extensions
9-A §11-118. Advertising and point-of-sale disclosure
9-A §11-119. Collection activity