Indiana § 24-7-8-6 - Conducting other business at rental purchase location; conditions; lessor not relieved from applicable laws

§ 24-7-8-6. Conducting other business at rental purchase location; conditions; lessor not relieved from applicable laws

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a lessor required to file notification and pay fees under this chapter may conduct other business, including offering for sale to members of the general public:

(1) property and services that were or may be the subject of a rental purchase agreement under this article; and

(2) property or services that are unrelated or only partially or indirectly related to the lessor's rental purchase agreement business;

at the location where the lessor enters into rental purchase agreements with lessees unless the lessor carries on other business for the purpose of evasion or circumvention of this article.

(b) A lessor may offer for sale to a lessee or prospective lessees the property or services described in subsection (a) at the location where the lessor enters into rental purchase agreements as provided under subsection (a) only if all the following conditions are met:

(1) The lessor:

(A) does not require that the lessee or prospective lessee purchase the property or services as a condition to entering into a rental purchase agreement;

(B) does not require that any purchaser or prospective purchaser of the property or services enter into a rental purchase agreement as a condition to purchasing the property or services; and

(C) clearly discloses in writing to the lessee or prospective lessee before the purchase is completed that:

(i) the purchase of the property or services is not a condition to entering into a rental purchase agreement; and

(ii) entering into a rental purchase agreement is not a condition to purchasing the property or services.

(2) The lessor does not charge the lessee or prospective lessee more for the property or services than the lessor charges members of the general public for the property or services.

(3) The transaction for the purchase of the property or services is conducted separately from any rental purchase agreement, and the cost for purchasing the property or services is not made a part of any rental purchase agreement.

(c) If a lessor offers for sale the property or services described in subsection (a) to lessees or prospective lessees in compliance with the conditions set forth in subsection (b), the business is not considered as being conducted for the purpose of evasion or circumvention of this article.

(d) This section does not relieve a lessor from:

(1) obtaining licenses, permits, authorizations, or consents required by law;

(2) filing or providing notifications as required by law; or

(3) otherwise complying with any other statute, rule, regulation, or ordinance of:

(A) this state;

(B) the United States; or

(C) any governmental unit of this state or the United States;

applicable to a lessor or the lessor's business activities permitted by this section.

As added by P.L.137-2014, SEC.21.

IC 24-7-9Chapter 9. Violations; Civil Damages

24-7-9-1False or inaccurate information in agreements or disclosures; offense 24-7-9-2Failure to provide required information; offense 24-7-9-3Unauthorized or excessive charges; offense 24-7-9-4Civil damages recoverable by lessee 24-7-9-5Defenses; clerical error and correction 24-7-9-6Defense; compliance with rules 24-7-9-7Limitation of actions