Kansas Statutes 50-699. Enforcement of lease agreement prohibited in certain circumstances; full written disclosure required prior to sale or lease of returned assistive device
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 50-699
- Assistive device: means any device, including a demonstrator, that a consumer purchases or accepts transfer of in this state which is used for a major life activity which includes, but is not limited to, manual wheelchairs, motorized wheelchairs, motorized scooters and other aides that enhance the mobility of an individual; hearing aide, telephone communication devices for the deaf (TTY), assistive listening devices and other aides that enhance an individual's ability to hear; voice synthesized computer modules, optical scanners, talking software, braille printers and other devices that enhance a sight impaired individual's ability to communicate; and any other assistive device that enables a person with a disability to communicate, see, hear or maneuver. See Kansas Statutes 50-696
- Assistive device lessor: means a person who leases an assistive device to a consumer, or who holds the lessor's rights, under a written lease. See Kansas Statutes 50-696
- Consumer: means an individual, husband and wife, sole proprietor, or family partnership who seeks or acquires property or services for personal, family, household, business or agricultural purposes. See Kansas Statutes 50-624
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Person: means any individual, corporation, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, cooperative or other legal entity. See Kansas Statutes 50-624
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) No person shall enforce the lease against the consumer after the consumer receives a refund due under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 50-697 and amendments thereto.
(b) No assistive device returned by a consumer or assistive device lessor in this state, or by a consumer or assistive device lessor in another state under a similar law of that state, may be sold or leased again in this state unless full written disclosure of the reasons for return is made to any prospective buyer or lessee.