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...ession of goods subject to a lease contract may treat the lease contract as void if as against the creditor retention of possession by the lessor is fraudulent under any section of the Revised Code, any statute of another jurisdiction, or any rule of law, but retention of possession in good faith and current course of trade by the lessor for a commercially reasonable time after the lease contract becomes enforceable ...

...(1) The fixtures are readily removable factory or office machines, readily removable equipment that is not primarily used or leased for use in the operation of the real estate, or readily removable replacements of domestic appliances that are goods subject to a consumer lease and, before the goods become fixtures, the lease contract is enforceable. (2) The conflicting interest is a lien on the real estate obtained b...

...a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract entered into before the goods became accessions is superior to all interests in the whole except as stated in division (D) of this section. (C) The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract entered into at the time or after the goods became accessions is superior to all subsequently acquired interests in the whole except as stated in division (D) of this sect...

...Nothing in sections 1310.01 to 1310.78 of the Revised Code prevents subordination by agreement by any person entitled to priority.

...(A) A lease contract imposes an obligation on each party that the other party's expectation of receiving due performance will not be impaired. (B) If reasonable grounds for insecurity arise with respect to the performance of either party, the insecure party may demand in writing adequate assurance of due performance. Until the insecure party receives that assurance, if commercially reasonable, the insecure party may...

...If either party repudiates a lease contract with respect to a performance not yet due under the lease contract, the loss of which performance will substantially impair the value of the lease contract to the other party, the aggrieved party may do any of the following: (A) For a commercially reasonable time, await retraction of repudiation and performance by the repudiating party; (B) Make demand pursuant to section...

...e is due, the repudiating party can retract the repudiation unless, since the repudiation, the aggrieved party has canceled the lease contract, materially changed the aggrieved party's position, or otherwise indicated that the aggrieved party considers the repudiation final. (B) Retraction may be by any method that clearly indicates to the aggrieved party that the repudiating party intends to perform under the lease...

...very otherwise becomes commercially impracticable, but a commercially reasonable substitute is available, the substitute performance shall be tendered and accepted. (B) If the agreed means or manner of payment fails because of domestic or foreign governmental regulation, both of the following apply: (1) The lessor may withhold or stop delivery or cause the supplier to withhold or stop delivery, unless the lessee pr...

...n is not a default under the lease contract if performance as agreed has been made impracticable by the occurrence of a contingency, the nonoccurrence of which was a basic assumption on which the lease contract was made or by compliance in good faith with any applicable foreign or domestic governmental regulation or order, whether or not the regulation or order later proves to be invalid. (B) If the causes mentioned...

...oods if under an installment lease contract the value of the whole lease contract is substantially impaired as provided in section 1310.56 of the Revised Code, may do either of the following: (1) Terminate the lease contract, subject to division (B) of section 1310.51 of the Revised Code; (2) Except in a finance lease that is not a consumer lease, modify the lease contract by accepting the available quota in substi...

... lessee's promises under the lease contract become irrevocable and independent upon the lessee's acceptance of the goods. (B) Both of the following apply to a promise that has become irrevocable and independent under division (A) of this section: (1) It is effective and enforceable between the parties and by or against third parties, including assignees of the parties. (2) It is not subject to cancellation, termin...

...essee is in default under a lease contract is determined by the lease agreement and sections 1310.01 to 1310.78 of the Revised Code. (B) If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking enforcement has rights and remedies as provided in sections 1310.01 to 1310.78 of the Revised Code and, except as limited by those sections, as provided in the lease agreement. (C) If the ...

... lessee in default under the lease contract is not entitled to notice of default or notice of enforcement from the other party to the lease agreement.

...llateral or ancillary to the lease contract are not impaired by sections 1310.01 to 1310.78 of the Revised Code.

...y either party for default or any other act or omission, including indemnity for loss or diminution of anticipated tax benefits or loss or damage to lessor's residual interest, may be liquidated in the lease agreement but only at an amount or by a formula that is reasonable in light of the then anticipated harm caused by the default or other act or omission. (B) If the lease agreement provides for liquidation of dam...

...(A) On cancellation of the lease contract, all obligations that are still executory on all parties are discharged, but any right based on prior default or performance survives, and the cancelling party also retains any remedy for default of the whole lease contract or any unperformed balance. (B) On termination of the lease contract, all obligations that are still executory on all parties are discharged, but any rig...

...(A) An action for default under a lease contract, including an action for a breach of warranty or indemnity, shall be commenced within four years after the cause of action accrued. By the original lease contract, the parties may reduce the period of limitation to not less than one year. (B) A cause of action for default accrues when the act or omission on which the default or breach of warranty is based is or should...

...market is in issue, reports in official publications or trade journals or in newspapers or periodicals of general circulation published as the reports of that market are admissible in evidence. The circumstances of the preparation of the report may be shown to affect its weight but not its admissibility.

...e goods in conformity to the lease contract as provided in section 1310.55 of the Revised Code or repudiates the lease contract as provided in section 1310.41 of the Revised Code, or if a lessee rightfully rejects the goods as provided in section 1310.55 of the Revised Code or justifiably revokes acceptance of the goods as provided in section 1310.63 of the Revised Code, then, with respect to any goods involved and w...

...de on default in installment lease contracts, if the goods or the tender or delivery of the goods fail in any respect to conform to the lease contract, the lessee may reject or accept the goods or accept any commercial unit or units and reject the rest of the goods. (B) A rejection of goods is ineffective unless it is within a reasonable time after the tender or delivery of the goods, and the lessee seasonably notif...

...(A) Under an installment lease contract, a lessee may reject any delivery that is nonconforming if the nonconformity substantially impairs the value of that delivery and cannot be cured or the nonconformity is a defect in the required documents. If the nonconformity does not fall within division (B) of this section, and if the lessor or the supplier gives adequate assurance of its cure, the lessee must accept that de...

...tance or conversion nor the basis of an action for damages. (D) A purchaser who purchases in good faith from a lessee pursuant to this section or section 1310.58 of the Revised Code takes the goods free of any rights of the lessor and the supplier even though the lessee fails to comply with one or more of the requirements of sections 1310.01 to 1310.78 of the Revised Code.

...gard to goods rightfully rejected. (B) Action by the lessee pursuant to division (A) of this section is not acceptance or conversion.

...hin the time provided in the lease contract. (B) If the lessee rejects a nonconforming tender that the lessor or supplier had reasonable grounds to believe would be acceptable with or without money allowance, the lessor or supplier may have a further reasonable time to substitute a conforming tender if he seasonably notifies the lessee.

...(A) In rejecting goods, a lessee's failure to state a particular defect that is ascertainable by reasonable inspection precludes the lessee from relying on the defect to justify rejection or to establish default if either of the following applies: (1) The lessor or supplier could have cured the defect as provided in section 1310.59 of the Revised Code if the defect had been stated seasonably; (2) Between me...

...Any manufacturer or distributor who directly or through an officer, employee, or agent violates sections 1333.82 to 1333.86 of the Revised Code is liable to the party injured by such violation for all reasonable damages sustained by the party that are the proximate result of the unlawful act of the manufacturer or distributor, his officer, employee, or agent. An action to recover such damages and for other relief may...

...spent in pursuit of sales or recruiting activities. (D) "Ultimate user" means an individual who consumes or uses a product or service, whether or not the individual is a participant in the plan or operation.

...No person shall propose, plan, prepare, or operate a pyramid promotional scheme.

...Any contract made in violation of section 1333.92 of the Revised Code is void. Any individual who has paid consideration for the chance or opportunity to participate in a pyramid promotional scheme may recover, in a civil action, the amount of the consideration paid, together with reasonable attorney fees, from any participant who has received compensation under either of the following circumstances: (A) For intro...

...Code constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code. (B) The attorney general may do the following: (1) Whenever it appears that a person is violating or about to violate section 1333.92 of the Revised Code, bring an action in the court of common pleas to enjoin the violation. Upon a proper showing, a temporary restrai...

...The remedies in sections 1333.91 to 1333.95 of the Revised Code are in addition to remedies otherwise available.

... (D) A prosecuting attorney may file an action to restrain any person found in violation of section 1333.36 of the Revised Code. Upon the filing of such an action, the common pleas court may receive evidence of such violation and forthwith grant a temporary restraining order as may be prayed for, pending a hearing on the merits of said cause. (E) Whoever violates division (A)(1) of section 1333.52 or section 1...

...As used in sections 1334.01 to 1334.15 of the Revised Code: (A) "Seller" means a person who sells or leases a business opportunity plan. (B) "Purchaser" means a person to whom a business opportunity plan is sold or leased. (C) "Broker" means a person, other than a seller, who sells or leases, offers for sale or lease, or arranges for the sale or lease of a business opportunity plan for a commission, fee, or ...

...nitial payment is not refundable, that fact shall be clearly disclosed. (f) The nature of the business opportunity plan offered by the seller, including, but not limited to, a full description of the services, training, and assistance to be provided by the seller. (g) All material terms and conditions of any financing arrangement offered by the seller or an affiliated person to the purchaser, and a statement indica...

...il to maintain a complete set of books, records, and accounts with respect to each business opportunity plan sold or leased for a period of five years from the date an agreement selling or leasing the business opportunity plan is executed; (E) Accept, as a down payment, before the goods that are necessary to begin the business opportunity plan are delivered to the purchaser, a sum in excess of twenty per cent of the...

...e bond or trust account may maintain an action against the seller and the surety or trustee, except that the surety or trustee shall be liable only for actual damages. The aggregate liability of the surety or trustee to all purchasers shall not exceed the amount of the bond or trust account. (C) A seller shall establish the bond or trust account in an amount of not less than fifty thousand dollars at the commencemen...

...(A) In addition to any other right or remedy available to a purchaser under sections 1334.01 to 1334.15 of the Revised Code, a purchaser has the right to cancel an agreement selling or leasing to the purchaser a business opportunity plan, in accordance with the following conditions: (1) If the seller complies with divisions (A)(7), (B), and (C) of section 1334.06 of the Revised Code, the purchaser may cancel ...

...quired; (2) A full description of the acts or services the seller will undertake to perform for the purchaser; (3) The seller's principal business address and the name and address of its agent authorized to receive service of process in this state; (4) The business form of the seller, whether corporate, partnership, or otherwise; (5) The delivery date of the goods the seller is to deliver to the purchaser to ...

...ging, or is threatening to engage in an act or practice that violates sections 1334.01 to 1334.15 of the Revised Code, he may investigate. For this purpose the attorney general may administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, adduce evidence, and require the production of relevant matter. If matter that the attorney general requires to be produced is located outside the state, he may designate representatives, including off...

...ngaging, or threatening to engage in an act or practice that violates sections 1334.01 to 1334.15 of the Revised Code, he may bring any of the following actions: (1) An action to obtain a declaratory judgment that the act or practice violates sections 1334.01 to 1334.15 of the Revised Code; (2) An action to obtain a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction to restrain the act or ...

...evised Code, a purchaser has a cause of action and may seek either or both of the following: (1) In an individual action: (a) Rescind the agreement by giving written notice to the seller within three years of the date of the agreement and recover all sums paid to the seller, less the fair market value, at the time of delivery, of any goods supplied by the seller that are not returned to the seller; (b) If th...

...y seller or broker with respect to any act or practice covered by sections 1334.01 to 1334.15 of the Revised Code, or with respect to any claim arising from the sale or lease of a business opportunity plan subject to such sections. (B) A final judgment against a seller or broker under sections 1334.01 to 1334.15 of the Revised Code is admissible as prima-facie evidence of the facts upon which it is based in s...

...Notwithstanding section 1303.35 of the Revised Code, a purchaser who executes an agreement selling or leasing to him a business opportunity plan or a note in connection with such an agreement may assert as a defense to a claim by a holder in due course, as defined in section 1303.32 of the Revised Code, any defense that the purchaser may assert against the seller of the business opportunity plan.

... sell goods or services to the general public under the retailer's trademark, trade name, or service mark, advertising, or other commercial symbol if the general merchandise retailer has been doing business in this state continuously for five years prior to the granting of the license and the general merchandise retailer also sells the same goods or services directly to the general public; (I) The sale of a bu...

...ed Code do not apply to: (A) Any transaction that complies in all material respects with the trade regulation rule of the federal trade commission, "disclosure requirements and prohibitions concerning franchising," 16 C.F.R. 436.1 et seq., as may be amended from time to time, that is in effect on the date of the transaction; (B) Any transaction that complies in all material respects with the trade regulation ...

...In any case arising under section 1334.08 or 1334.09 of the Revised Code, the burden of proving an exemption or exception from section 1334.12 or 1334.13 of the Revised Code is upon the person who claims the exemption or exception.

...on that deprives a purchaser who is an Ohio resident of the benefit of those sections is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable.

...Whoever violates sections 1334.02 to 1334.06 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

... party to a loan agreement may bring an action on a loan agreement unless the agreement is in writing and is signed by the party against whom the action is brought or by the authorized representative of the party against whom the action is brought. However, a loan agreement need not be signed by an officer or other authorized representative of a financial institution, if the loan agreement is in the form of a promiss...

... lawfully authorized, by writing, or by act and operation of law.