Tennessee § 47-18-602 - Legislative findings and purpose.
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§ 47-18-602. Legislative findings and purpose.
The general assembly finds that a significant number of consumers have sought to acquire ownership of personal property through rental-purchase agreements. Often, these rental-purchase agreements have been offered without adequate cost disclosures. It is the purpose of this part to assure meaningful disclosure of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, to make consumers aware of the total cost attendant with such agreements, to inform the consumer when ownership will transfer, and to assure accurate disclosures of rental-purchase terms in advertising. Acts 1987, ch. 225, § 3.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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