A lessee may revoke acceptance of a lot or commercial unit whose nonconformity substantially impairs its value to the lessee if the lessee has accepted it:
Terms Used In Utah Code 70A-2a-517
Commercial unit: means a unit of goods which by commercial usage is a single whole for purposes of lease, and the division of which materially impairs its character or value on the market or in use. See Utah Code 70A-2a-103
Consumer lease: means a lease that a lessor, regularly engaged in the business of leasing or selling, makes to a lessee, who is an individual and who takes under the lease primarily for a personal, family, or household purpose. See Utah Code 70A-2a-103
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Finance lease: means a lease in which:
(i)
the lessor does not select, manufacture, or supply the goods;
(ii)
the lessor acquires the goods or the right to possession and use of the goods in connection with the lease; and
(iii)
one of the following occurs:
(A)
the lessee receives a copy of the contract by which the lessor acquired the goods or the right to possession and use of the goods before signing the lease contract;
(B)
the lessee's approval of the contract by which the lessor acquired the goods or the right to possession and use of the goods is a condition to effectiveness of the lease contract;
(C)
the lessee, before signing the lease contract, receives an accurate and complete statement designating the promises and warranties, and any disclaimers of warranties, limitations, or modifications of remedies, or liquidated damages, including those of a third party, such as the manufacturer of the goods, provided to the lessor by the person supplying the goods in connection with or as part of the contract by which the lessor acquired the goods or the right to possession and use of the goods; or
(D)
if the lease is not a consumer lease, the lessor, before the lessee signs the lease contract, informs the lessee in writing:
(I)
of the identity of the person supplying the goods to the lessor, unless the lessee has selected that person and directed the lessor to acquire the goods or the right to possession and use of the goods from that person;
(II)
that the lessee is entitled under this chapter to the promises and warranties, including those of any third party, provided to the lessor by the person supplying the goods in connection with or as part of the contract by which the lessor acquired the goods or the right to possession and use of the goods; and
(III)
that the lessee may communicate with the person supplying the goods to the lessor and receive an accurate and complete statement of those promises and warranties, including any disclaimers and limitations of them or of remedies. See Utah Code 70A-2a-103
Goods: means all things that are movable at the time of identification to the lease contract, or are fixtures. See Utah Code 70A-2a-103
Lease: means a transfer of the right to possession and use of goods for a term, in return for consideration. See Utah Code 70A-2a-103
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
Lessee: means a person who acquires the right to possession and use of goods under a lease. See Utah Code 70A-2a-103
Lessor: means a person who transfers the right to possession and use of goods under a lease. See Utah Code 70A-2a-103
Lot: means a parcel or single article that is the subject matter of a separate lease or delivery, whether or not it is sufficient to perform the lease contract. See Utah Code 70A-2a-103
(a)
except in the case of a finance lease, on the reasonable assumption that its nonconformity would be cured and it has not been seasonably cured; or
(b)
without discovery of the nonconformity if the lessee’s acceptance was reasonably induced either by the lessor‘s assurances or, except in the case of a finance lease, by the difficulty of discovery before acceptance.
(2)
Except in the case of a finance lease that is not a consumer lease, a lessee may revoke acceptance of a lot or commercial unit if the lessor defaults under the lease contract and the default substantially impairs the value of that lot or commercial unit to the lessee.
(3)
If the lease agreement so provides, the lessee may revoke acceptance of a lot or commercial unit because of other defaults by the lessor.
(4)
Revocation of acceptance must occur within a reasonable time after the lessee discovers or should have discovered the ground for it and before any substantial change in condition of the goods which is not caused by the nonconformity. Revocation is not effective until the lessee notifies the lessor.
(5)
A lessee who so revokes has the same rights and duties with regard to the goods involved as if the lessee had rejected them.
