(1) The amount to be paid by the lessee to acquire ownership as disclosed in section 3(j) shall not be greater than the cash price as disclosed under section 3(k) minus an amount equal to 45% of all periodic rental payments made by the lessee.
    (2) If at any time an amount equal to 45% of the total periodic rental payments paid by the lessee to the lessor equals the cash purchase price disclosed under section 3(k), then the lessee shall acquire ownership of the rental property.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 445.954

  • Lessee: means a person who leases property pursuant to a rental-purchase agreement. See Michigan Laws 445.952
  • Lessor: means a person who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly leases, offers to lease, or arranges for the leasing of property under a rental-purchase agreement. See Michigan Laws 445.952
    (3) This section shall not prohibit a lessor from offering a rental purchase agreement which provides that an amount equal to 45% or more of the periodic rental payments is applied toward the purchase price disclosed in section 3(k).