A lessor shall not require a lessee to waive:

(1) Service of process;

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 481M-12

  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Lessee: means a natural person who rents personal property under a lease-purchase agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 481M-1
  • Lessor: means a person who regularly provides the use of property through lease-purchase agreements and to whom lease payments are initially payable on the face of the lease-purchase agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 481M-1
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
(2) Any defense;
(3) Any counterclaim; or
(4) Right of action against the lessor or a person acting on the lessor’s behalf as the lessor’s agent;

in collection of payments under the lease-purchase agreement or in repossession of the leased property.