[§521-75]  Unconscionability.  (a)  In
any court action or proceeding with respect to a rental agreement, if the court
as a matter of law finds the agreement or any provision of the agreement to
have been unconscionable at the time it was made the court may refuse to
enforce the agreement, or it may enforce the remainder of the agreement without
the unconscionable provision, or it may so limit the application of any
unconscionable provision as to avoid any unconscionable result.



(b)  If it is claimed or appears to the court
that the rental agreement or any provision thereof may be unconscionable the
parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to
its setting, purpose, and effect to aid the court in making the determination.



(c)  For the purposes of this section, an act
or practice expressly permitted by this chapter is not in itself
unconscionable. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1]