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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A retailer may not state payment of a down payment in a retail installment sales contract or other credit document unless the retailer has actually received the entire down payment at the time of execution of the document.
(b) If part of the down payment is consideration other than cash, including a loan or trade-in, the retailer must expressly state that fact in the retail installment sales contract or other credit document.
(c) A cash down payment may not be derived in any part from a rebate or other consideration received by, or to be given to, the consumer from the retailer or manufacturer.
(d) The retailer may not require a consumer to make a down payment on the acquisition of a manufactured home from the retailer's inventory until the time the installment contract is executed.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 1201.508. Down Payment - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/occupations-code/occ-sect-1201-508/
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