Section 35. (a) For any consumer credit transaction subject to this chapter that is consummated before September thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, a creditor or any assignee of a creditor shall have no civil, administrative or criminal liability under this chapter for, and a consumer shall have no extended rescission rights under section ten with respect to:
(1) the creditor's treatment, for disclosure purposes, of:
(i) taxes described in clause (3) of subsection (d) of section four;
(ii) fees described in clauses (2) and (5) of subsection (e) of said section four;
(iii) fees and amounts referred to in clause (7) of subsection (e) of said section four;
(iv) borrower-paid mortgage broker fees referred to in clause (6) of subsection (a) of said section four.
(2) the form of written notice used by the creditor to inform the obligor of the rights of the obligor under the provisions of section ten if the creditor provided the obligor with a properly dated form of written notice published and adopted by the commissioner or a comparable written notice, and otherwise complied with all the requirements of this chapter regarding notice; or
(3) any disclosure relating to the finance charge imposed with respect to the transaction if the amount or percentage actually disclosed -
(i) may be treated as accurate for the purposes of this chapter if the amount disclosed as the finance charge does not vary from the actual finance charge by more than two hundred dollars;
(ii) may, under clause (2) of said subsection (a) of said section four, be treated as accurate for the purposes of section ten; or
(iii) is greater than the amount or percentage required to be disclosed under this chapter.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to:
(1) any individual action or counterclaim brought under this chapter which was filed before June first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five;
(2) any class action brought under this chapter for which a final order certifying a class was entered before January first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five;
(3) the named individual plaintiffs in any class action brought under this chapter which was filed before June first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five; or
(4) any consumer credit transaction with respect to which a timely notice of rescission was sent to the creditor before June first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 140d - Consumer Credit Cost Disclosure
Section 2 - Exempt Transactions
Section 3 - Rules and Regulations
Section 4 - Finance Charge; Determination
Section 5 - Annual Percentage Rate; Determination
Section 6 - Inaccurate Disclosure of Finance Charge or Annual Percentage Rate; Adjustment
Section 7 - Disclosure of Information; Multiple Creditors or Obligors; Estimates
Section 8 - Disclosure of Information; Clear and Conspicuous Statements
Section 9 - Information Rendered Inaccurate
Section 10 - Security Interest in Property Used as Dwelling; Rescission; Liability; Application
Section 11 - Disclosure; Open End Credit Plans; Statement; Contents
Section 12 - Disclosure; Other Than Open-End-Credit Plans; Statement; Contents
Section 14 - Multiple-Page Advertisements; Contents; Open-End-Credit Plan
Section 15 - Advertisements; Other Than Open-End-Credit Plans; Contents
Section 16 - Liability of Owner or Personnel of Advertising Medium
Section 17 - Oral Response to Cost of Credit Inquiry
Section 18 - Model Disclosure Forms and Clauses
Section 19 - Time for Sending Statement; Noncompliance; Finance Charge
Section 22 - Credit Balance Exceeding One Dollar; Periodic Statement Disclosure; Contents
Section 23 - Transfer of Funds Following Default of Debt; Written Notice; Applicability
Section 24 - Guaranty of Obligations of Other Persons; Notice of Additional Obligations
Section 25 - Issuance of Credit Cards
Section 26 - Cardholder Liability for Unauthorized Use
Section 27 - Unauthorized Use of Credit Cards
Section 28 - Liability of Business for Unauthorized Use of Credit Cards
Section 28a - Cardholder Discounts; Surcharges; Finance Charge
Section 28b - Participation in Credit Card Plans; Conditions
Section 29 - Rules and Regulations; Consistency With Federal Fair Credit Billing Act
Section 30 - Inspection of Records
Section 31 - Prohibited Acts; Penalty
Section 32 - Creditor's Failure to Comply With Law; Damages
Section 34 - Unfair Trade Practices; Violations
Section 35 - Limitations on Creditors' Liability and Consumer Rescission Rights