Title 28, COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS

28-12-203. Seals inoperative. The affixing of a seal to a writing evidencing a lease contract or an offer to enter into a lease contract does not render the writing a sealed instrument and the law with respect to sealed instruments does not apply to the lease contract or offer.

28-12-204. Formation in general. (1) A lease contract may be made in any manner sufficient to show agreement, including conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of a lease contract. (2) An agreement sufficient to constitute a lease contract may be found although the…

28-12-205. Firm offers. An offer by a merchant to lease goods to or from another person in a signed writing that by its terms gives assurance it will be held open is not revocable, for lack of consideration, during the time stated or, if no time is stated, for a reasonable time, …

28-12-206. Offer and acceptance in formation of lease contract. (1) Unless otherwise unambiguously indicated by the language or circumstances, an offer to make a lease contract must be construed as inviting acceptance in any manner and by any medium reasonable in the circumstance…

28-12-208. Modification, rescission and waiver. (1) An agreement modifying a lease contract needs no consideration to be binding. (2) A signed lease agreement that excludes modification or rescission except by a signed writing may not be otherwise modified or rescinded, but, exce…

28-12-209. Lessee under finance lease as beneficiary of supply contract. (1) The benefit of a supplier’s promises to the lessor under the supply contract and of all warranties, whether express or implied, including those of any third party provided in connection with or as part o…

28-12-210. Express warranties. (1) Express warranties by the lessor are created as follows: (a) Any affirmation of fact or promise made by the lessor to the lessee which relates to the goods and becomes part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the goods w…

28-12-211. Warranties against interference and against infringement — Lessee’s obligation against infringement. (1) There is in a lease contract a warranty that for the lease term no person holds a claim to or interest in the goods that arose from an act or omission of the lessor…

28-12-212. Implied warranty of merchantability. (1) Except in a finance lease, a warranty that the goods will be merchantable is implied in a lease contract if the lessor is a merchant with respect to goods of that kind. (2) Goods to be merchantable must be at least such as: (a) …

28-12-213. Implied warranty of fitness for particular purpose. Except in a finance lease, if the lessor at the time the lease contract is made has reason to know of any particular purpose for which the goods are required and that the lessee is relying on the lessor’s skill or jud…

28-12-214. Exclusion or modification of warranties. (1) Words or conduct relevant to the creation of an express warranty and words or conduct tending to negate or limit a warranty must be construed wherever reasonable as consistent with each other; but, subject to the provisions …

28-12-215. Cumulation and conflict of warranties express or implied. Warranties, whether express or implied, must be construed as consistent with each other and as cumulative, but if that construction is unreasonable, the intention of the parties determines which warranty is domi…

28-12-216. Third-party beneficiaries of express and implied warranties. A warranty to or for the benefit of a lessee under this chapter, whether express or implied, extends to any natural person who is in the family or household of the lessee or who is a guest in the lessee’s hom…

28-12-217. Identification. Identification of goods as goods to which a lease contract refers may be made at any time and in any manner explicitly agreed to by the parties. In the absence of explicit agreement, identification occurs: (1) When the lease contract is made, if the lea…

28-12-218. Insurance and proceeds. (1) A lessee obtains an insurable interest when existing goods are identified to the lease contract even though the goods identified are nonconforming and the lessee has an option to reject them. (2) If a lessee has an insurable interest only by…

28-12-219. Risk of loss. (1) Except in the case of a finance lease, risk of loss is retained by the lessor and does not pass to the lessee. In the case of a finance lease, risk of loss passes to the lessee. (2) Subject to the provisions of this chapter on the effect of default on…

28-12-220. Effect of default on risk of loss. (1) Where risk of loss is to pass to the lessee and the time of passage is not stated: (a) If a tender or delivery of goods so fails to conform to the lease contract as to give a right of rejection, the risk of their loss remains with…

28-12-221. Casualty to identified goods. If a lease contract requires goods identified when the lease contract is made, and the goods suffer casualty without fault of the lessee, the lessor or the supplier before delivery, or the goods suffer casualty before risk of loss passes t…

28-12-301. Enforceability of lease contract. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a lease contract is effective and enforceable according to its terms between the parties, against purchasers of the goods and against creditors of the parties.

28-12-302. Title to and possession of goods. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, each provision of this chapter applies whether the lessor or a third party has title to the goods, and whether the lessor, the lessee, or a third party has possession of the goods, notwiths…

28-12-303. Alienability of party’s interest under lease contract or of lessor’s residual interest in goods — Delegation of performance — Transfer of rights. (1) As used in this section, "creation of a security interest" includes the sale of a lease contract that is subject to cha…

28-12-304. Subsequent lease of goods by lessor. (1) Subject to section 28-12-303, a subsequent lessee from a lessor of goods under an existing lease contract obtains, to the extent of the leasehold interest transferred, the leasehold interest in the goods that the lessor had or h…

28-12-305. Sale or sublease of goods by lessee. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 28-12-303, a buyer or sublessee from the lessee of goods under an existing lease contract obtains, to the extent of the interest transferred, the leasehold interest in the goods that the less…

28-12-306. Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law. If a person in the ordinary course of his business furnishes services or materials with respect to goods subject to a lease contract, a lien upon those goods in the possession of that person given by statute or rul…

28-12-307. Priority of liens arising by attachment or levy on, security interests in, and other claims to goods. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 28-12-306, a creditor of a lessee takes subject to the lease contract. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) o…

28-12-308. Special rights of creditors. (1) A creditor of a lessor in possession of goods subject to a lease contract may treat the lease contract as void if as against the creditor retention of possession by the lessor is fraudulent under any statute or rule of law, but retentio…

28-12-309. Lessor’s and lessee’s rights when goods become fixtures. (1) In this section: (a) Goods are "fixtures" when they become so related to particular real estate that an interest in them arises under real estate law; (b) A "fixture filing" is the filing, in the office where…

28-12-310. Lessor’s and lessee’s rights when goods become accessions. (1) Goods are "accessions" when they are installed in or affixed to other goods. (2) The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract entered into before the goods became accessions is superior to al…

28-12-311. Priority subject to subordination. Nothing in this chapter prevents subordination by agreement by any person entitled to priority.

28-12-401. Insecurity — Adequate assurance of performance. (1) A lease contract imposes an obligation on each party that the other’s expectation of receiving due performance will not be impaired. (2) If reasonable grounds for insecurity arise with respect to the performance of ei…

28-12-402. Anticipatory repudiation. If either party repudiates a lease contract with respect to a performance not yet due under the lease contract, the loss of which performance will substantially impair the value of the lease contract to the other, the aggrieved party may: (1) …

28-12-403. Retraction of anticipatory repudiation. (1) Until the repudiating party’s next performance is due, the repudiating party can retract the repudiation unless, since the repudiation, the aggrieved party has cancelled the lease contract or materially changed the aggrieved …

28-12-404. Substituted performance. (1) If, without fault of the lessee, the lessor and the supplier, the agreed berthing, loading, or unloading facilities fail or the agreed type of carrier becomes unavailable or the agreed manner of delivery otherwise becomes commercially impra…

28-12-405. Excused performance. Subject to section 28-12-404 on substituted performance, the following rules apply: (1) Delay in delivery or nondelivery in whole or in part by a lessor or a supplier who complies with the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section is no…

28-12-406. Procedure on excused performance. (1) If the lessee receives notification of a material or indefinite delay or an allocation justified under the provisions of section 28-12-405, the lessee may by written notification to the lessor as to any goods involved, and with res…

28-12-407. Irrevocable promises — Finance leases. (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. (2) A promise that has become irrevocable…

28-12-501. Default — Procedure. (1) Whether the lessor or the lessee is in default under a lease contract is determined by the lease agreement and this chapter. (2) If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking enforcement has rights and re…

28-12-502. Notice after default. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or the lease agreement, the lessor or lessee in default under the lease contract is not entitled to notice of default or notice of enforcement from the other party to the lease agreement.

28-12-503. Modification or impairment of rights and remedies. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the lease agreement may include rights and remedies for default in addition to or in substitution for those provided in this chapter and may limit or alter the measure …

28-12-504. Liquidation of damages. (1) Damages payable by either party for default, or any other act or omission, including indemnity for loss or diminution of anticipated tax benefits or loss or damage to lessor’s residual interest, may be liquidated in the lease agreement but o…

28-12-505. Cancellation and termination and effect of cancellation, termination, rescission or fraud on rights and remedies. (1) On cancellation of the lease contract, all obligations that are still executory on both sides are discharged, but any right based on prior default or p…

28-12-506. Statute of limitations. (1) An action for default under a lease contract, including breach of warranty or indemnity, must be commenced within four (4) years after the cause of action accrued. By the original lease contract the parties may reduce the period of limitatio…

28-12-507. Proof of market rent — Time and place. (1) Damages based on market rent (section 28-12-519 and 28-12-528. (2) If evidence of rent for the use of the goods concerned for a lease term identical to the remaining lease term of the original lease agreement and prevailing at…

28-12-508. Lessee’s remedies. (1) If a lessor fails to deliver the goods in conformity to the lease contract (section 28-12-509) or repudiates the lease contract (section 28-12-402), or a lessee rightfully rejects the goods (section 28-12-509) or justifiably revokes acceptance of…

28-12-509. Lessee’s rights on improper delivery — Rightful rejection. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 28-12-510 on default in installment lease contracts, if the goods or the tender or delivery fail in any respect to conform to the lease contract, the lessee may reject o…

28-12-510. Installment lease contracts — Rejection and default. (1) Under an installment lease contract a lessee may reject any delivery that is nonconforming if the nonconformity substantially impairs the value of that delivery and cannot be cured or the nonconformity is a defec…