{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-36-2a-212","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 36-2A-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 at least:\n(a) pass without objection in the trade under the description in the lease agreement;\n(b) in the case of fungible goods, be of fair average quality within the description;\n(c) be 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) be 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 36 - COMMERCIAL CODE","CHAPTER 2A Commercial Code—Leases","Part 2 Formation and Construction of Lease Contract"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t36c002A.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:08:09Z","sha256":"c9e1a707842da728f2d2ac3678702006b2db2e65f22c7ab9491378556c4f73d6","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-36-2a-211","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-36-2a-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}