§ 39:1770 — Equipment warranty; pursuit of actions

Louisiana § 39:1770

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 39: Procurement and Contract

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All equipment-lease-purchase contracts shall provide that whatever interests, claims, and rights including warranties of the selected equipment which the nonprofit lessor may have against the selected vendor of the selected equipment which is the subject of an equipment-lease-purchase contract shall be assigned to the lessee, and the lessee or the applicable purchasing agency shall have full right to pursue any and all remedies available to the nonprofit lessor for breach of any warranty against the selected vendor. In addition, all equipment-lease-purchase contracts shall provide that the nonprofit lessor shall be obligated to join the lessee or applicable purchasing agency as a party plaintiff in any cause if required under state law for a successful pursuit of such action. Upon termination of the lease-purchase contract, unless the option to purchase is exercised, all such interests, claims, and rights assigned to the lessee under this Section shall revert to the lessor. In addition, any lease-purchase contract shall provide that the lessee has no right to alienate or encumber the selected equipment during the term of the lease.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 758, §§3, 5 AND 6.}}

Legislative History

Acts 1985, No. 758, §2, eff. July 17, 1985.