DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.16›TITLE 2.96. CALIFORNIA RENTAL-PURCHASE ACT 1812.620-1812.650

§ 1812.642

California Civil Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A lessor shall not discriminate against a prospective consumer on any ground that would be a prohibited basis for a creditor to discriminate against an applicant for credit as provided in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1691 et seq.) and Regulation B (12 C.F.R. Part 202) as if they applied to a rental-purchase agreement. Nothing in this section shall be construed in any manner to mean that a rental-purchase agreement is a credit transaction.

(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1026, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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