Section 6308 – Attorney fees and costs
§ 6308. Attorney fees and costs. (a) Award.–Reasonable attorney fees and costs shall be awarded to the prevailing party in an action on a closed-end credit agreement or an open-end credit agreement, regardless of whether the action is instituted by the seller, holder or buyer. (b) Agreement.–A seller may provide for the payment of attorney […]
Section 6309 – Repossession; acceleration; right to cure
§ 6309. Repossession; acceleration; right to cure. (a) Rights of holder.–If a buyer defaults in the performance of an obligation under a closed-end credit agreement or an open-end credit agreement, the holder, pursuant to the rights granted under the agreement: (1) May proceed to recover judgment for the balance due or retake the goods. (2) […]
Section 6310 – Lien
§ 6310. Lien. A contract, other than for services, may not provide for a lien on goods that are fully paid for or have not been sold by the seller.
Section 6262 – Procedures for manufactured homes
§ 6262. Procedures for manufactured homes. (a) Notice.– (1) A holder of an installment sale contract for a manufactured home shall give the buyer notice under this subsection before the holder takes any of the following actions: (i) Accelerates the maturity of the installment sale contract for the manufactured home. (ii) Commences a legal action […]
Section 6311 – Validity
§ 6311. Validity. A provision in a closed-end credit agreement or an open-end credit agreement that is prohibited by this chapter is void but does not otherwise affect the validity of the agreement.
Section 6243 – Finance charges
§ 6243. Finance charges. (a) General rule.–An installment seller licensed under this chapter may charge, contract for, receive or collect a finance charge under this chapter on an installment sale contract covering the retail sale of a motor vehicle in this Commonwealth. (b) Method of computation.– (1) An installment seller may compute a finance charge […]
Section 6244 – Refinance charges
§ 6244. Refinance charges. (a) General rule.– (1) A holder of an installment sale contract may: (i) extend the scheduled due date or defer the scheduled payment of all or part of an unpaid installment payment; (ii) renew the unpaid time balance of the contract; or (iii) contract for, receive and collect a refinance charge […]
Section 6245 – Late charges
§ 6245. Late charges. (a) General rule.–A late charge may be collected on the following: (1) An installment payment that is not paid on or before the due date of the payment. (2) A contract subject to this chapter, regardless of the classification of vehicle under section 6243 (relating to finance charges) or the method […]
Section 6246 – Refund for prepayment of contract
§ 6246. Refund for prepayment of contract. (a) Right to prepay unpaid time balance.–Notwithstanding the provisions of an installment sale contract, a buyer may prepay at any time all or part of the unpaid time balance under the contract. (b) Rebate generally.–If the entire time balance is liquidated prior to maturity by prepayment, refinancing or […]
Section 6251 – Repossession authorized
§ 6251. Repossession authorized. (a) When repossession may occur.–An installment seller or a holder, who has lawfully acquired a motor vehicle installment sale contract, may retake possession of the motor vehicle if the buyer: (1) is in default in the payment of an amount due under the contract; or (2) has committed another breach of […]