Sec. 42-404. Insurance. Insurance disclosures.
Sec. 42-404. Insurance. Insurance disclosures. (a) A lessor may require that the
lessee maintain casualty insurance on the leased goods, or liability insurance against
personal injury or property damage caused to others, or both, during the period of the
lease. If a lessor requires that the lessee maintain either casualty or liability insurance,
or both, unless the insurance is included in the lease for no additional charge, the lessor
shall disclose in a record that the lessee may purchase the required insurance from an
insurer of the lessee's choice, subject to the lessor's right to reject that insurer for reasonable cause.
(b) If casualty insurance on the leased goods is neither required nor provided in a
consumer lease, the lease must contain or be accompanied by a statement in a record
substantially as follows: "No insurance coverage for physical damage to the leased
goods, or loss of the leased goods, is provided under this lease."
(c) A lessor may not require the lessee to purchase credit life, accident, health, loss-of-income or similar insurance in connection with a consumer lease. If a lessor provides
such insurance in connection with a consumer lease:
(1) The lessor shall disclose in a record that the insurance is not required; and
(2) The lessee's election to purchase the insurance is effective only if after receiving
the disclosure the lessee separately signs a record requesting the insurance.
(d) If a lessee becomes obligated to pay an amount for insurance provided by or
through the lessor, the lessor shall furnish or arrange to have furnished to the lessee a
copy of the policy or certificate of insurance.
(P.A. 02-81, S. 15.)
History: P.A. 02-81 effective July 1, 2003.