{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-25-2a-212","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2A-212","heading":"Implied warranty of merchantability.","body":"(a)\tExcept 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(b)\tGoods to be merchantable must be at least such as:\n(1)\tpass without objection in the trade under the description in the lease agreement;\n(2)\tin the case of fungible goods, are of fair average quality within the description;\n(3)\tare fit for the ordinary purposes for which goods of that type are used;\n(4)\trun, within the variation permitted by the lease agreement, of even kind, quality, and quantity within each unit and among all units involved;\n(5)\tare adequately contained, packaged, and labeled as the lease agreement may require; and\n(6)\tconform to any promises or affirmations of fact made on the container or label.\n(c)\tOther implied warranties may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade. (1993, c. 463, s. 1; 2025-25, s. 112.)","path":["Chapter 25. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 2A. Leases.","Part 2. Formation and Construction of Lease Contract."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_25/GS_25-2A-212.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:58:47Z","sha256":"9d523cd1d37cc03e428b1b751c4b103ec4be4f85cc8f34bed167caa98f666a99","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-25-2a-211","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-25-2a-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}