California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1812.642

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

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.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1812.642 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-4-obligations-arising-from-particular-transactions/title-2-4-contracts-for-dance-studio-lessons-and-other-services/section-1812.642

Other sections in Title 2.4 - CONTRACTS FOR DANCE STUDIO LESSONS AND OTHER SERVICES

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