(a) (1) If, in addition to any down payment, a buyer is required under an installment sale agreement to make a payment to a seller before the seller is obligated to deliver the goods sold, the buyer may cancel the installment sale agreement before delivery or tender of the goods by the seller.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the installment sale agreement, if it is canceled pursuant to this subsection, the seller shall refund to the buyer within ten days after notice of the cancellation an amount equal to at least 90 percent of all payments made by the buyer under the installment sale agreement, including any down payment.
(b) If, because of a down payment made under an installment sale agreement, the buyer is entitled to delivery of the goods before making any further payment and the buyer refuses to accept delivery of the goods in accordance with the installment sale agreement, all or part of his down payment may be forfeited to the extent provided in the installment sale agreement.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 6 - Retail Installment Sales
Section 12-602 - False Advertising Prohibited
Section 12-603 - Discrimination Prohibited
Section 12-604 - Form of Installment Sale Agreement
Section 12-605 - Delivery of Installment Sale Agreement and Receipt; Right to Cancel
Section 12-606 - Disclosures Required in Installment Sale Agreement
Section 12-607 - Provisions Not Allowed in Instruments
Section 12-609 - Motor Vehicles
Section 12-610 - Consumer Goods -- Maximum Finance Charge
Section 12-610.1 - Consumer Goods -- Refinancing of Agreement at Higher Rate
Section 12-610.2 - Consumer Goods -- Change in Finance Charge Prohibited
Section 12-612 - Consumer Goods -- Prepayment
Section 12-614 - Additional Charges
Section 12-615 - Refund of Deposit
Section 12-616 - Credit for Recording and Filing Fees
Section 12-617 - Payments and Receipts
Section 12-618 - Add-on Contract
Section 12-619 - Extension of Due Date or Deferral of Payments
Section 12-621 - Statement of Account
Section 12-622 - Cancellation of Contract and Release of Security
Section 12-623 - Delinquency Charge; Attorney's Fees and Court Costs
Section 12-624 - Repossession -- Holder's Right to Repossess
Section 12-625 - Repossession -- Buyer's Right of Redemption
Section 12-626 - Repossession -- Resale of Goods
Section 12-627 - Repossession -- Discharge of Agreement in Absence of Resale
Section 12-628 - Promissory Note
Section 12-629 - Waiver by Buyer Invalid
Section 12-630 - Violation of Subtitle
Section 12-631 - Jurisdiction of Commissioner of Financial Regulation