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HomeCommercial CodeDiv. 10Ch. 5Art. 2§ 10510 Installment Lease Rejection Rights

§ 10510 Installment Lease Rejection Rights

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§ 10510 Installment Lease Rejection Rights

This law lets a rent‑to‑own lessee refuse a delivery that is seriously wrong, unless the problem can be fixed and the supplier promises to fix it.

Key Takeaways

  • •A lessee can reject a delivery if it is seriously wrong and cannot be fixed.
  • •If the supplier promises to fix the problem, the lessee must accept the delivery and wait for the cure.
  • •Repeated serious problems that ruin the whole lease count as a default of the entire contract.

Example

A person rents a truck for a construction job and receives a truck with a broken engine that makes it unusable.

Because the broken engine makes the truck worthless for the job, the lessee can reject the delivery. If the rental company says they will repair the engine, the lessee must wait for the repair instead of rejecting it.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 10510 Installment Lease Rejection Rights

(a) Under an installment lease contract, a lessee may reject any delivery that is nonconforming if the nonconformity substantially impairs the value of that delivery and cannot be cured or the nonconformity is a defect in the required documents; but if the nonconformity does not fall within subdivision (b) and the lessor or the supplier gives adequate assurance of its cure, the lessee must accept that delivery. (b) Whenever nonconformity or default with respect to one or more deliveries substantially impairs the value of the installment lease contract as a whole there is a default with respect to the whole. But, the aggrieved party reinstates the installment lease contract as a whole if the aggrieved party accepts a nonconforming delivery without seasonably notifying of cancellation or brings an action with respect only to past deliveries or demands performance as to future deliveries. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 111, Sec. 48. Effective July 15, 1991.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

installment lease contractnonconforming deliverysubstantially impairsadequate assurancedefault

Related Statutes

  • § 10516 Lessee Rent And Acceptance
  • § 10517 Lessee Revocation Of Acceptance
  • § 10501 Lease Default Enforcement Rights
  • § 10502 Lease Default Notice Waiver
  • § 10503 Lease Default Remedies

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Commercial Code. Section 10510.
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