{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-2a-212","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 11-2A-212","heading":"Implied warranty of merchantability.","body":"(1) Except in a finance lease, a warranty that the goods will be merchantable is implied in a lease contract if the lessor is a merchant with respect to goods of that kind.\n(2) Goods to be merchantable must be at least such as:\n(a) Pass without objection in the trade under the description in the lease agreement;\n(b) In the case of fungible goods, are of fair average quality within the description;\n(c) Are fit for the ordinary purposes for which goods of that type are used;\n(d) Run, within the variation permitted by the lease agreement, of even kind, quality, and quantity within each unit and among all units involved;\n(e) Are adequately contained, packaged, and labeled as the lease agreement may require; and\n(f) Conform to any promises or affirmations of fact made on the container or label.\n(3) Other implied warranties may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade.","path":["TITLE 11 Commercial Code","Article 2A Leases","PART 2 Formation and Construction of Lease Contract"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.11.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"007d0b6146da6e180e3f8c304bc7e6f4a69682bde689aebe135be0723d33fffe","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-2a-211","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-2a-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}