Iowa Code 537.3621 – Damages
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 537.3621
- Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
537.3621 Damages.
In case of a violation of a provision of this part with respect to a consumer rental purchase
agreement, or a violation of the Iowa debt collection practices Act, article 7 of this chapter, where a debt arises in connection with a consumer rental purchase agreement, the lessee in the agreement may recover from the person committing the violation, or may set off or counterclaim in an action by that person, actual damages, with a minimum recovery of three hundred dollars or twenty-five percent of the total cost to acquire ownership under the consumer rental purchase agreement, whichever is greater; attorney fees; and court costs.
87 Acts, ch 80, §21; 89 Acts, ch 128, §3
Referred to in §537.3622
In case of a violation of a provision of this part with respect to a consumer rental purchase
agreement, or a violation of the Iowa debt collection practices Act, article 7 of this chapter, where a debt arises in connection with a consumer rental purchase agreement, the lessee in the agreement may recover from the person committing the violation, or may set off or counterclaim in an action by that person, actual damages, with a minimum recovery of three hundred dollars or twenty-five percent of the total cost to acquire ownership under the consumer rental purchase agreement, whichever is greater; attorney fees; and court costs.
87 Acts, ch 80, §21; 89 Acts, ch 128, §3
Referred to in §537.3622