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LegalText 15 U.S.C. § 1667b Lessees liability on expiration or termination of lease us united_states_code code_section 15 COMMERCE AND TRADE 41 CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION 1667b 15 U.S.C. § 1667b current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc15@119-100.zip /us/usc/t15/s1667b data/legal/raw/us/code/title-15/usc15.xml 48111adb3aa2fc1b5a282f769d0389fbc00c012b596c0249a9dec8be4d90f5c5 6982338d990ef19d6b52bff6825089bdd6d0ee1233d9382673faf533decd5059 27bad143872430f9198b5785b16ad0b8fa5739fb36e19c64d94fc9828d6b969a 2026-07-04 official
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15 U.S.C. § 1667b - Lessees liability on expiration or termination of lease

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(a) Estimated residual value of property as basis; presumptions; action by lessor for excess liability; mutually agreeable final adjustment Where the lessees liability on expiration of a consumer lease is based on the estimated residual value of the property such estimated residual value shall be a reasonable approximation of the anticipated actual fair market value of the property on lease expiration. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that the estimated residual value is unreasonable to the extent that the estimated residual value exceeds the actual residual value by more than three times the average payment allocable to a monthly period under the lease. In addition, where the lessee has such liability on expiration of a consumer lease there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the lessors estimated residual value is not in good faith to the extent that the estimated residual value exceeds the actual residual value by more than three times the average payment allocable to a monthly period under the lease and such lessor shall not collect from the lessee the amount of such excess liability on expiration of a consumer lease unless the lessor brings a successful action with respect to such excess liability. In all actions, the lessor shall pay the lessees reasonable attorneys fees. The presumptions stated in this section shall not apply to the extent the excess of estimated over actual residual value is due to physical damage to the property beyond reasonable wear and use, or to excessive use, and the lease may set standards for such wear and use if such standards are not unreasonable. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the right of a willing lessee to make any mutually agreeable final adjustment with respect to such excess residual liability, provided such an agreement is reached after termination of the lease.

(b) Penalties and charges for delinquency, default, or early termination Penalties or other charges for delinquency, default, or early termination may be specified in the lease but only at an amount which is reasonable in the light of the anticipated or actual harm caused by the delinquency, default, or early termination, the difficulties of proof of loss, and the inconvenience or nonfeasibility of otherwise obtaining an adequate remedy.

(c) Independent professional appraisal of residual value of property at termination of lease; finality If a lease has a residual value provision at the termination of the lease, the lessee may obtain at his expense, a professional appraisal of the leased property by an independent third party agreed to by both parties. Such appraisal shall be final and binding on the parties.

(Pub. L. 90321, title I, § 183, as added Pub. L. 94240, § 3, Mar. 23, 1976, 90 Stat. 259.)