Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 1351 | Lease-Purchase Agreements
Section 1351.03 | Provisions Prohibited in Lease-Purchase Agreement.

Effective: June 29, 1988
Latest Legislation: House Bill 421 - 117th General Assembly
(A) A lease-purchase agreement shall not contain a provision that requires a lessee to do any of the following:
(1) Execute a warrant of attorney to confess judgment;
(2) Authorize the lessor or an agent of the lessor to commit a breach of the peace in the repossession of property that is the subject of the lease-purchase agreement;
(3) Waive a defense, counterclaim, or any right the lessee has against the lessor or an agent of the lessor.
(B) No lease-purchase agreement shall provide that mere failure to return property constitutes probable cause for a criminal action.