(a) A bailment or lease of a manufactured home is a credit transaction if the bailee or lessee:
(1) agrees to pay as compensation for use of the manufactured home an amount that is substantially equal to or that exceeds the aggregate value of the property and services involved; and
(2) on compliance with the agreement becomes the owner of the manufactured home or has the option to become the owner of the manufactured home, for nominal or no additional consideration.
(b) A bailment or lease that the bailee or lessee may terminate at any time without penalty is not a credit transaction.

Terms Used In Texas Finance Code 347.003

  • Credit transaction: means :
    (A) any sale, loan, or other transaction involving a retail purchase of a manufactured home and under which a person in a written agreement, including a credit sales contract or loan instrument, grants to another person a purchase money lien on the manufactured home to secure an extension of credit that is:
    (i) subject to a finance charge; or
    (ii) payable in more than four installments, not including a down payment; and
    (B) a lease or bailment described by § 347. See Texas Finance Code 347.002
  • 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
  • Manufactured home: has the meaning assigned by § 1201. See Texas Finance Code 347.002
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
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