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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 92.052: REQUIRED DISCLOSURES.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE
  2. TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES
  3. SUBTITLE B. RENTAL PRACTICES
  4. CHAPTER 92. RENTAL-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
  5. SUBCHAPTER B. FORM AND CONTENT OF AGREEMENTS

(a) A rental-purchase agreement must disclose:

(1) whether the merchandise is new or used;

(2) the price for which the merchant would have sold the merchandise to the consumer for cash on the date of the agreement;

(3) the amount and timing of payments;

(4) the total number of payments necessary and the total amount to be paid to acquire ownership of the merchandise;

(5) that the consumer does not acquire ownership rights unless the consumer complies with the ownership terms of the agreement;

(6) the amount and purpose of any payment, charge, or fee in addition to the regular periodic payments; and

(7) whether the consumer is liable for loss or damage to the merchandise and, if so, the maximum amount for which the consumer may be liable.

(b) Notice of the right to reinstate the agreement must be disclosed in the agreement.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:46:56Z. Source file · JSON

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