Utah Code 70A-2a-407. Irrevocable promises — Finance leases
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(1) In the case of a finance lease that is not a consumer lease, the lessee‘s promises under the lease contract become irrevocable and independent upon the lessee’s acceptance of the goods.
Terms Used In Utah Code 70A-2a-407
- Consumer lease: means a lease that a lessor, regularly engaged in the business of leasing or selling, makes to a lessee, who is an individual and who takes under the lease primarily for a personal, family, or household purpose. See Utah Code 70A-2a-103
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Goods: means all things that are movable at the time of identification to the lease contract, or are fixtures. See Utah Code 70A-2a-103
- 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
- Lease: means a transfer of the right to possession and use of goods for a term, in return for consideration. See Utah Code 70A-2a-103
- Lease contract: means the total legal obligation that results from the lease agreement as affected by this chapter and any other applicable rules of law. See Utah Code 70A-2a-103
- Lessee: means a person who acquires the right to possession and use of goods under a lease. See Utah Code 70A-2a-103
(2) A promise that has become irrevocable and independent under Subsection (1) :
(2)(a) is effective and enforceable between the parties, and by or against third parties including assignees of the parties; and
(2)(b) is not subject to cancellation, termination, modification, repudiation, excuse, or substitution without the consent of the party to whom the promise runs.
(3) This section does not affect the validity under any other law of a covenant in any lease contract making the lessee’s promises irrevocable and independent upon the lessee’s acceptance of the goods.