{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-2a-212","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 2A-212","heading":"Implied Warranty of Merchantability","body":"Section 2A–212. (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":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 106","Article 2A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter106/Section2A-212","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:22Z","sha256":"2a1e21e95b0b47ac2ac2c835af04c6f105c2b3d1254158795db62e4556827bbc","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-2a-211","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-2a-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}