Cal. CIV § 1812.629
This is the official text of Cal. CIV § 1812.629, part of California’s Civil Code — covers contracts, property ownership, personal rights, and other general civil obligations between private parties.
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Official statutory text
(a) Upon the request of the consumer, the lessor shall provide the information as required by subdivision (b) of Section 1812.623 in an exemplar of the rental-purchase agreement covering the property specified by the consumer and shall provide the consumer with a copy of the proposed rental-purchase agreement prior to its execution. The consumer may take this copy from the lessor’s premises.
(b) The lessor shall not obtain the consumer’s signature to a rental-purchase agreement if it contains blank spaces to be filled in after it has been signed.
(c) A copy of the fully completed rental-purchase agreement and all other documents which the lessor requests the consumer to sign shall be given to the consumer at the time they are signed. The rental-purchase agreement shall not be enforceable against the consumer until the consumer has received a signed copy.
(d) The lessor shall deliver to the consumer a written receipt for each payment made by the consumer.
(b) The lessor shall not obtain the consumer’s signature to a rental-purchase agreement if it contains blank spaces to be filled in after it has been signed.
(c) A copy of the fully completed rental-purchase agreement and all other documents which the lessor requests the consumer to sign shall be given to the consumer at the time they are signed. The rental-purchase agreement shall not be enforceable against the consumer until the consumer has received a signed copy.
(d) The lessor shall deliver to the consumer a written receipt for each payment made by the consumer.
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