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§ 7608

Delaware Title 6 — Delaware law

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A lease-purchase agreement may not contain a provision: (1) Requiring a confession of judgment; (2) Authorizing a lessor or an agent of the lessor to commit a breach of the peace in the repossession of property; (3) Waiving a defense, counterclaim or right the lessor may have against the lessor or an agent of the lessor or any assignee of lessor; (4) Requiring the payment of a late charge unless a lease payment is delinquent for more than 2 business days, and the charge or fee shall not be in an amount more than the greater of 10 percent of the delinquent lease payment or $3.00; (5) Requiring a separate payment in addition to lease payments in order to acquire ownership of the property, other than by exercising an early purchase option pursuant to § 7609 of this title; (6) Requiring a waiver of any right of action against the lessor or holder of the lease-purchase agreement or other person acting on the lessor's or holder's behalf, for any illegal act committed in the collection of payment or recover under the lease-purchase agreement or in the repossession of goods.68 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;

Source: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c076/index.html· Version 2026