A. This chapter does not apply to the following:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 44-6802

  • Advertisement: means a commercial message in any medium that solicits a consumer to enter a rental-purchase agreement. See Arizona Laws 44-6801
  • Consumer: means an individual who rents personal property under a rental-purchase agreement to be used primarily for personal, family or household purposes. See Arizona Laws 44-6801
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Rental-purchase agreement: means an agreement that is for the use of personal property by an individual for personal, family or household purposes, that is for an initial period of four months or less, that is automatically renewable with each payment after the initial period and that permits the consumer to become the owner of the property but that does not obligate or require the consumer to continue leasing or using the property beyond the initial period. See Arizona Laws 44-6801

1. Rental-purchase agreements primarily for business, commercial or agricultural purposes.

2. Rental-purchase agreements with governmental agencies or instrumentalities or with organizations.

3. A lease of a safe deposit box.

4. A lease or bailment of personal property that is incidental to the lease of real property and that provides that the consumer has no option to purchase the leased property.

5. A lease of a motor vehicle, manufactured home, mobile home, factory-built building or recreational vehicle.

B. Notwithstanding section 44-6001, paragraphs 9, 10 and 11, chapter 17 of this title does not apply to a rental-purchase agreement.

C. Notwithstanding section 47-1201, subsection B, paragraph 35, that paragraph and Title 47, Chapter 9 do not apply to a rental-purchase agreement.

D. Chapter 10, article 7 of this title applies to a rental-purchase agreement.

E. Unless a consumer’s offer or agreement to enter into a rental-purchase agreement is made in a telephone communication initiated by the consumer, chapter 15 of this title applies to a rental-purchase agreement.

F. This chapter does not apply to:

1. The owner or publisher of any newspaper, magazine or other publication of printed matter in which an advertisement appears or to the owner or operator of a radio or television station or computer information service that disseminates the advertisement if the owner, publisher or operator does not have knowledge of the intent, design or purpose of the advertiser.

2. Any advertisement that is subject to and complies with the rules and regulations of and the statutes administered by the federal trade commission.