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SECTION 505
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Personal Property (PEP) CHAPTER 41, ARTICLE 11
§ 505. Advertisement. 1. An advertisement for a rental-purchase
agreement that refers to or states the amount of a payment or the right
to acquire ownership of any one particular item under the agreement
shall clearly and conspicuously state:
(a) that the transaction advertised is a rental-purchase agreement;
(b) the total number of payments and the total amount to be paid to
acquire ownership, which amount shall be explicitly labeled "total
cost";
(c) the circumstances under which the consumer can acquire ownership
rights; and
(d) whether the advertised terms are for new or used merchandise.
2. An advertisement for personal property available through
rental-purchase agreements that refers to more than one appliance or
particular item and includes information on periodic payment amounts
shall include a representative item available at that amount and shall
conspicuously state:
(a) that the merchandise offered may be new or used;
(b) that transaction advertised is a rental-purchase agreement; and
(c) that the consumer does not acquire ownership rights unless the
consumer complies with the ownership terms of the agreement.
3. Every item displayed or offered under a rental-purchase agreement
shall have clearly and conspicuously indicated in arabic numerals, so as
to be readable and understandable by visual inspection, each of the
following affixed to the item:
(a) the cash price of the merchandise;
(b) the amount of the periodic payment and the total number of
periodic payments required for ownership; and
(c) the total amount that must be paid to acquire ownership of
merchandise, which amount shall be explicitly labeled total cost.
agreement that refers to or states the amount of a payment or the right
to acquire ownership of any one particular item under the agreement
shall clearly and conspicuously state:
(a) that the transaction advertised is a rental-purchase agreement;
(b) the total number of payments and the total amount to be paid to
acquire ownership, which amount shall be explicitly labeled "total
cost";
(c) the circumstances under which the consumer can acquire ownership
rights; and
(d) whether the advertised terms are for new or used merchandise.
2. An advertisement for personal property available through
rental-purchase agreements that refers to more than one appliance or
particular item and includes information on periodic payment amounts
shall include a representative item available at that amount and shall
conspicuously state:
(a) that the merchandise offered may be new or used;
(b) that transaction advertised is a rental-purchase agreement; and
(c) that the consumer does not acquire ownership rights unless the
consumer complies with the ownership terms of the agreement.
3. Every item displayed or offered under a rental-purchase agreement
shall have clearly and conspicuously indicated in arabic numerals, so as
to be readable and understandable by visual inspection, each of the
following affixed to the item:
(a) the cash price of the merchandise;
(b) the amount of the periodic payment and the total number of
periodic payments required for ownership; and
(c) the total amount that must be paid to acquire ownership of
merchandise, which amount shall be explicitly labeled total cost.