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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A lease-purchase agreement may not contain a provision:
(1) Requiring a confession of judgment;
(2) Authorizing a lessor or an agent of the lessor to commit a breach of the peace in the repossession of property;
(3) Waiving a defense, counterclaim or right the lessor may have against the lessor or an agent of the lessor or any assignee of lessor;
(4) Requiring the payment of a late charge unless a lease payment is delinquent for more than 2 business days, and the charge or fee shall not be in an amount more than the greater of 10 percent of the delinquent lease payment or $3.00;
(5) Requiring a separate payment in addition to lease payments in order to acquire ownership of the property, other than by exercising an early purchase option pursuant to § 7609 of this title;
(6) Requiring a waiver of any right of action against the lessor or holder of the lease-purchase agreement or other person acting on the lessor's or holder's behalf, for any illegal act committed in the collection of payment or recover under the lease-purchase agreement or in the repossession of goods.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 6. Commerce and Trade § 7608. Prohibited provisions - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-6-commerce-and-trade/de-code-sect-6-7608/
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