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42 PA Cons Stat § 6905 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 69 - Particular Rights and Immunities|Section 6905 - Lessee's right to acquire ownership

§ 6905. Lessee's right to acquire ownership. (a) Limitation on cost of lease services.--The total amount charged by the lessor for the cost of lease services in a rental-purchase transaction shall not exceed the cash price of the property.  (b) Acquisition of ownership.--A rental-purchase agreement must provide that at any time after tendering an initial rental payment, a lessee may acquire ownership of the property that is the subject of the rental-purchase agreement at a price or by a formula or method specified in the rental-purchase agreement.  (c) Chart.--A rental-purchase agreement must be accompanied by a chart showing the amount required to exercise the option to purchase the rented property after each rental payment if rental payments are made as scheduled.  (Oct. 27, 2014, P.L.2896, No.185, eff. 60 days)
42 PA Cons Stat § 6906 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 69 - Particular Rights and Immunities|Section 6906 - Lessee's right to reinstate agreement after termination

 § 6906. Lessee's right to reinstate agreement after termination. (a) General rule.--A lessee who fails to make a timely rental payment may reinstate the agreement without losing any rights or options which exist under the agreement by the payment of all of the following within seven days of the renewal date:  (1) All past due rental charges. (2) The reasonable costs of retrieval and redelivery, if the property has been retrieved. (3) Any applicable late fee. (b) Extended reinstatement after return of property.-- (1) In the case of a lessee who has paid less than two-thirds of the total payments necessary to acquire ownership and where the lessee has returned or voluntarily surrendered the property, other than through judicial process, during the applicable reinstatement period set forth in subsection (a), the lessee may reinstate the agreement during a period of not less than 90 days after the date of the return of the property.  (2) In the case of a lessee who has paid two-thirds or more of the total of payments necessary to acquire ownership and where the lessee has returned or voluntarily surrendered the property, other than through judicial process, during the applicable period set forth in subsection (a), the lessee may reinstate the agreement during a period of not less than 120 days after the date of the return of the property.  (c) Right to reinstate following repossession.--Nothing in this section shall prevent a lessor from attempting to repossess property during the reinstatement period, but a repossession during the reinstatement period shall not affect the lessee's right to reinstate. Upon reinstatement, the lessor shall provide the lessee with the same property or substitute property of comparable quality and condition.    Cross References. Section 6906 is referred to in section 6903 of this title.
42 PA Cons Stat § 6907 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 69 - Particular Rights and Immunities|Section 6907 - Rent reduction

 § 6907. Rent reduction. (a) General rule.--If any lessee who has signed a rental-purchase agreement experiences an interruption or reduction of 25% or more of income due to involuntary job loss, involuntary reduced employment, illness, pregnancy or disability after two-thirds or more of the total amount of the rental payments necessary to acquire ownership under the agreement has been paid, the lessor shall reduce the amount of each rental payment by:  (1) the percentage of the reduction in the lessee's income; or (2) fifty percent, whichever is less, for the period during which the lessee's income is interrupted or reduced.  (b) Number of payments.--If payments are reduced, the total dollar amount of payments necessary to acquire ownership shall not be increased, but the number of payments necessary to acquire ownership shall be increased accordingly and the rights and duties of the lessor and the lessee shall not otherwise be affected.  (c) Income restored.--When the lessee's income is restored, the lessor may increase the amount of rental payments, but in no event shall rental payments exceed the originally disclosed amount of rental payments.
42 PA Cons Stat § 6908 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 69 - Particular Rights and Immunities|Section 6908 - Advertising and display of property

§ 6908. Advertising and display of property. (a) Advertisements.-- (1) An advertisement for a rental-purchase agreement shall not state that a rental of any specific property is available at a specific amount or on specific terms unless the lessor will rent the property at the amount or on the terms specified.  (2) An advertisement shall not state that a payment or a rental payment is due upon origination of a rental without disclosing all of the following:  (i) The payment due upon origination of the rental. (ii) The rental payment. (iii) The total number of rental payments necessary to obtain ownership of the property that is the subject of the rental-purchase agreement.  (b) Information on displays or offers.--All property displayed or offered under a rental-purchase agreement shall have stamped on or affixed to the property and clearly and conspicuously indicated in Arabic numerals that are readable and understandable by visual inspection all of the following:  (1) The amount of the rental payment. (2) The cash price of the property. (3) The total number and amount of rental payments necessary to acquire ownership of the property that is the subject of the rental-purchase agreement.  (4) The cost of lease services. (c) Compliance with Federal law.--With respect to matters specifically governed by the Consumer Credit Protection Act (Public Law 90-321, 15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.), compliance with that act satisfies the requirements of this section.
42 PA Cons Stat § 6909 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 69 - Particular Rights and Immunities|Section 6909 - Lessor's liability for noncompliance

§ 6909. Lessor's liability for noncompliance. (a) Violation of other law.--A violation of this chapter shall constitute a violation of the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, and shall be subject to the enforcement provisions and private rights of action contained in that act, except as limited in this section.  (b) Recovery in class action limited.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, in any class action brought for violation of this chapter, the total recovery arising out of the same failure to comply shall not be more than the lesser of $500,000 or an amount equal to 1% of the net worth of the lessor.  (c) Recovery of damages.--If a particular rental-purchase agreement has more than one lessee, only one recovery of damages is allowed for a violation of this chapter. Multiple violations in connection with a single rental-purchase agreement entitle the lessee or multiple lessees to only one recovery under this chapter.  (d) Commencement of class action.--A class action alleging a violation of this chapter may not be brought more than two years after the occurrence of the violation that is the subject of the suit or more than two years after the lessee made the last rental payment, whichever is later. This subsection does not bar a lessee from asserting a violation of this chapter as a matter of defense by recoupment or setoff in an action brought by a lessor more than two years after the date of the occurrence of the violation on an obligation arising from the rental-purchase agreement.  (e) Counteraction or defense.--A lessee may not take any action to offset any amount for which a lessor is potentially liable under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law against any amount owed by the lessee unless the amount of the liability of the lessor has been determined by a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction in an action in which the lessor was a party. This subsection does not bar a lessee in default on an obligation arising from the rental-purchase agreement from asserting a violation of this chapter in an original action or as a defense or counterclaim to an action brought by the lessor to collect amounts owed by the lessee under the rental-purchase agreement.    Cross References. Section 6909 is referred to in section 6910 of this title.
42 PA Cons Stat § 6910 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 69 - Particular Rights and Immunities|Section 6910 - Limitations on lessor's liability

§ 6910. Limitations on lessor's liability. (a) Right to correct errors.--A lessor is not liable for any violation of the requirements of this chapter if, within 60 days after discovering an error and before an action for damages is filed against the lessor under section 6909 (relating to lessor's liability for noncompliance) or written notice of the error is received from the lessee, the lessor notifies the lessee of the error and makes adjustments to the account of the lessee that are necessary to assure that the lessee is not required to pay an amount in excess of the amounts permitted by this chapter. This subsection applies whether the error was discovered through the lessor's own procedures or by any other means.  (b) Limitation in damages.--A lessor is not liable under subsection (a) for damages in excess of actual damage sustained by the lessee if the lessor shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the violation of this chapter resulted from a bona fide error, notwithstanding the maintenance by the lessor of procedures reasonably adopted to avoid the error.  (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "bona fide error" includes, but is not limited to, clerical or calculation mistakes, computer hardware or software malfunctions and programming and printing errors.
42 PA Cons Stat § 6911 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 69 - Particular Rights and Immunities|Section 6911 - Conflict with other law

§ 6911. Conflict with other law. In the event of a conflict between this chapter and 12 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to goods and services installment sales), the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling.  (Nov. 27, 2013, P.L.1081, No.98, eff. one year)
42 PA Cons Stat § 7101 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 71 - General Provisions|Section 7101 - Settlements and other agreements with hospitalized persons

 § 7101. Settlements and other agreements with hospitalized persons. (a) General rule.-- (1) No person whose interest is or may become adverse to a person injured who is confined to a hospital or sanitarium as a patient shall, within 15 days after the date of the occurrence causing the injury to such patient:  (i) Negotiate or attempt to negotiate a settlement with such patient. (ii) Obtain or attempt to obtain a general release of liability from such patient. (iii) Obtain or attempt to obtain any statement, either written or oral, from such patient for use in negotiating a settlement or obtaining a release.  (2) Any settlement agreement entered into, any general release of liability or any written or oral statement made by any person who is confined in a hospital or sanitarium after he incurs a personal injury, which is not obtained in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) shall not be admissible in evidence in any matter relating to the injury and shall not be utilized for any purpose in any matter in connection therewith.  (3) Where a person is injured and confined as a patient to a hospital or sanitarium due to such injuries, no attorney shall, during the first 15 days of the confinement of such patient, enter or attempt to enter into an agreement relating to compensation wholly or partly on a contingent basis with such patient in connection with his injuries.  (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if at least five days prior to obtaining the settlement, release, statement or contingent fee agreement, the injured person has signified in writing, by a statement acknowledged before a notary public who has no interest adverse to the injured person, his willingness that a settlement, release, statement or contingent fee agreement be given or entered into.
42 PA Cons Stat § 7103 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 71 - General Provisions|Section 7103 - Interpreters for the deaf (Deleted by amendment)

 § 7103. Interpreters for the deaf (Deleted by amendment).   2006 Amendment. Section 7103 was deleted by amendment Nov. 29, 2006, P.L.1538, No.172, effective in 60 days.
42 PA Cons Stat § 7301 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 73 - Arbitration|Section 7301 - Short title of subchapter

§ 7301. Short title of subchapter. This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Arbitration Act."
42 PA Cons Stat § 7302 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 73 - Arbitration|Section 7302 - Scope of subchapter

 § 7302. Scope of subchapter. (a) General rule.--An agreement to arbitrate a controversy on a nonjudicial basis shall be conclusively presumed to be an agreement to arbitrate pursuant to Subchapter B (relating to common law arbitration) unless the agreement to arbitrate is in writing and expressly provides for arbitration pursuant to this subchapter or any other similar statute, in which case the arbitration shall be governed by this subchapter.  (b) Collective bargaining agreements.--This subchapter shall apply to a collective bargaining agreement to arbitrate controversies between employers and employees or their respective representatives only where the arbitration pursuant to this subchapter is consistent with any statute regulating labor and management relations.  (c) Government contracts.--This subchapter shall apply to any written contract to which a government unit of this Commonwealth is a party to the same extent as if the government unit were a private person, except that where a contract to which the Commonwealth government is a party provides for arbitration of controversies but does not provide for arbitration pursuant to any specified statutory provision, the arbitration shall be governed by this subchapter.  (d) Special application.-- (1) Paragraph (2) shall be applicable where: (i) The Commonwealth government submits a controversy to arbitration. (ii) A political subdivision submits a controversy with an employee or a representative of employees to arbitration.  (iii) Any person has been required by law to submit or to agree to submit a controversy to arbitration pursuant to this subchapter.  (2) Where this paragraph is applicable a court in reviewing an arbitration award pursuant to this subchapter shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, modify or correct the award where the award is contrary to law and is such that had it been a verdict of a jury the court would have entered a different judgment or a judgment notwithstanding the verdict.    Applicability. Section 501(b) of Act 142 of 1980 provided that the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. § 7302(d)(2) shall be applicable to any nonjudicial arbitration pursuant to:  (1) An agreement made prior to the effective date of this act which expressly provides that it shall be interpreted pursuant to the law of this Commonwealth and which expressly provides for statutory arbitration.  (2) An agreement heretofore or hereafter made which expressly provides for arbitration pursuant to the former provisions of the act of April 25, 1927, P.L.381, No.248, relating to statutory arbitration.
42 PA Cons Stat § 7303 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 73 - Arbitration|Section 7303 - Validity of agreement to arbitrate

§ 7303. Validity of agreement to arbitrate. A written agreement to subject any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written agreement to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties is valid, enforceable and irrevocable, save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity relating to the validity, enforceability or revocation of any contract.    Cross References. Section 7303 is referred to in sections 7304, 7318 of this title.
42 PA Cons Stat § 7304 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 73 - Arbitration|Section 7304 - Court proceedings to compel or stay arbitration

 § 7304. Court proceedings to compel or stay arbitration. (a) Compelling arbitration.--On application to a court to compel arbitration made by a party showing an agreement described in section 7303 (relating to validity of agreement to arbitrate) and a showing that an opposing party refused to arbitrate, the court shall order the parties to proceed with arbitration. If the opposing party denies the existence of an agreement to arbitrate, the court shall proceed summarily to determine the issue so raised and shall order the parties to proceed with arbitration if it finds for the moving party. Otherwise, the application shall be denied.  (b) Stay of arbitration.--On application of a party to a court to stay an arbitration proceeding threatened or commenced the court may stay an arbitration on a showing that there is no agreement to arbitrate. When in substantial and bona fide dispute, such an issue shall be forthwith and summarily tried and determined and a stay of the arbitration proceedings shall be ordered if the court finds for the moving party. If the court finds for the opposing party, the court shall order the parties to proceed with arbitration.  (c) Venue.--If a controversy alleged to be or not to be referable to arbitration under the agreement is also involved in an action or proceeding pending in a court having jurisdiction to hear applications to compel or stay arbitration, the application shall be made to that court. Otherwise, subject to section 7319 (relating to venue of court proceedings), the application may be made in any court of competent jurisdiction.  (d) Stay of judicial proceedings.--An action or proceeding, allegedly involving an issue subject to arbitration, shall be stayed if a court order to proceed with arbitration has been made or an application for such an order has been made under this section. If the issue allegedly subject to arbitration is severable, the stay of the court action or proceeding may be made with respect to the severable issue only. If the application for an order to proceed with arbitration is made in such action or proceeding and is granted, the court order to proceed with arbitration shall include a stay of the action or proceeding.  (e) No examination of merits.--An application for a court order to proceed with arbitration shall not be refused, nor shall an application to stay arbitration be granted, by the court on the ground that the controversy lacks merit or bona fides or on the ground that no fault or basis for the controversy sought to be arbitrated has been shown.    Cross References. Section 7304 is referred to in sections 7314, 7320 of this title.
42 PA Cons Stat § 7305 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 73 - Arbitration|Section 7305 - Appointment of arbitrators by court

§ 7305. Appointment of arbitrators by court. If the agreement to arbitrate prescribes a method of appointment of arbitrators, the prescribed method shall be followed. In the absence of a prescribed method or if the prescribed method fails or for any reason cannot be followed, or when an arbitrator appointed fails to act or is unable to act and his successor has not been appointed, the court on application of a party shall appoint one or more arbitrators. An arbitrator so appointed has all the powers of an arbitrator specifically named in the agreement.    Cross References. Section 7305 is referred to in section 7314 of this title.
42 PA Cons Stat § 7306 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 73 - Arbitration|Section 7306 - Action by arbitrators

§ 7306. Action by arbitrators. The powers of the arbitrators shall be exercised by a majority unless otherwise prescribed by the agreement or provided by this subchapter.
42 PA Cons Stat § 7307 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 73 - Arbitration|Section 7307 - Hearing before arbitrators

 § 7307. Hearing before arbitrators. (a) General rule.--Unless otherwise prescribed by the agreement:  (1) The arbitrators shall appoint a time and place for the arbitration hearing and cause written notice thereof to be served personally or by registered or certified mail on all parties not less than ten days before the hearing. Appearance at the hearing constitutes a waiver of such notice.  (2) The arbitrators may adjourn the hearing from time to time as necessary and, on request of a party and for good cause, or upon their own motion, may postpone the hearing to a time not later than the date fixed by the agreement for making the award unless the parties consent to a later date.  (3) The arbitrators may hear and determine the controversy upon the evidence produced at the arbitration hearing notwithstanding the failure of a duly notified party to appear. On application by a party the court may direct the arbitrators to proceed promptly with the hearing and determination of the controversy.  (4) The parties and their attorneys have the right to be heard, to present evidence material to the controversy and to cross-examine witnesses appearing at the hearing.  (5) The hearing shall be conducted by all the arbitrators but a majority may determine any issue and render a final award. If, during the course of the hearing, an arbitrator for any reason ceases to act, the remaining arbitrator or arbitrators appointed to act as neutrals may continue with the hearing and determine the controversy.  (b) Record.--On request of a party who shall pay the fees therefor all testimony shall be taken stenographically and a transcript thereof made a part of the record.    Cross References. Section 7307 is referred to in section 7314 of this title.
42 PA Cons Stat § 7308 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 73 - Arbitration|Section 7308 - Representation by attorney

§ 7308. Representation by attorney. A party has the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this subchapter. A waiver thereof prior to the proceeding or hearing is ineffective.