Indiana Code 24-7-6-5. Unconscionable agreements
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Sec. 5. (a) If the court as a matter of law finds the rental purchase agreement or any clause of a rental purchase agreement to have been unconscionable at the time it was made the court may:
(2) enforce the remainder of the rental purchase agreement without the unconscionable clause; or
(1) refuse to enforce the rental purchase agreement;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-7-6-5
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
(3) limit the application of any unconscionable clause to avoid an unconscionable result.
(b) If it is claimed or appears to the court that a rental purchase agreement or any clause of the rental purchase agreement may be unconscionable, the parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to its setting, purpose, and effect to aid the court in making the determination.
(c) For the purposes of this section, a rental payment, charge, or practice expressly permitted by this article is not in itself unconscionable.
As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1.