Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6901 (2026)

Short title of chapter.

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CHAPTER 69

PARTICULAR RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES

Sec.

6901. Short title of chapter.

6902. Definitions.

6903. Required disclosures in connection with rental-purchase agreement.

6904. Prohibited provisions of agreement.

6905. Lessee's right to acquire ownership.

6906. Lessee's right to reinstate agreement after termination.

6907. Rent reduction.

6908. Advertising and display of property.

6909. Lessor's liability for noncompliance.

6910. Limitations on lessor's liability.

6911. Conflict with other law.

Enactment. Chapter 69 was added July 11, 1996, P.L.607, No.104, effective in 60 days.

Cross References. Chapter 69 is referred to in section 1109 of Title 13 (Commercial Code).

§ 6901. Short title of chapter.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Rental-Purchase Agreement Act.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1997–2004 · leading case: Griffin v. Rent-A-Ctr., Inc., 843 A.2d 393 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2004).

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Griffin v. Rent-A-Ctr., Inc., 843 A.2d 393 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2004). · cites it 6× “2679, November Term, 2001 ( 2002 WL 1023438 ), governed by the Rental-Purchase Agreement Act ("RPAA"), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 6901 et seq. rather than the Goods and Services Installment Sales Act ("GSISA"), 69 P.”

In Re Street, 214 B.R. 779 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. 1997). “We must determine whether the property is subject to a security interest or to the Pennsylvania Rental-Purchase Agreement Act, 42 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 6901 et seq. (1996).”

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