{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2a-106","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:2A-106","heading":"Limitation on power of parties to consumer lease to choose applicable law and judicial forum.","body":"(a)\nIf the law chosen by the parties to a consumer lease is that of a jurisdiction other than a jurisdiction in which the lessee resides at the time the lease agreement becomes enforceable or within 30 days thereafter or in which the goods are to be used, the choice is not enforceable.\n\n(b)\nIf the judicial forum chosen by the parties to a consumer lease is a forum that would not otherwise have jurisdiction over the lessee, the choice is not enforceable.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 2A. Leases.","Part I. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:2A-106","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"367fe519c8c4605ea1045b27e592160cd44c38e2a1b9b1e3b32a16a66534c6b8","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2a-105","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2a-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}