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Statutes > New-hampshire > TITLEXXXI > CHAPTER358-P > 358-P-6
I. Rent-to-own agreements which comply with this chapter are not governed by the laws relating to:
(a) A ""security interest'' as defined in RSA 382-A:1-201(37).
(b) A ""consumer credit transaction'' as defined in RSA 358-C:1, II and RSA 358-K:1, V.
(c) ""Credit'' as defined in RSA 358-K:1, VII and RSA 399-B:1, I.
(d) A ""home solicitation sale'' as defined in RSA 361-B:1.
II. Rent-to-own agreements are governed by laws relating to:
(a) ""Trade'' as defined in RSA 358-A:1, II; and
(b) A ""consumer transaction'' as defined in RSA 358-C:1, III.
III. This chapter shall not apply to the following:
(a) Rent-to-own agreements primarily for business, commercial or agricultural purposes, or those made with governmental agencies or instrumentalities or with organizations;
(b) Rental of a safe deposit box;
(c) Rental or bailment of personal property which is incidental to the rental of real property, and which provides that the consumer has no option to purchase the rented property; or
(d) The rental of an automobile.
Source. 1994, 406:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
