Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 92.201 — ACTION FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER

BC § 92.201Title 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES · Part B. RENTAL PRACTICES · Ch. 92. RENTAL-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS · Art. E. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT

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(a)A consumer damaged by a merchant's violation of this chapter is entitled to recover from the merchant:

(1)actual damages;

(2)an amount equal to 25 percent of the total amount of payments required to obtain ownership of the merchandise, except that the amount recovered under this subdivision may not be less than $250 or more than $1,000; and

(3)reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.

(b)A merchant is not liable under this section for a violation of this chapter caused by the merchant's error if, subject to Subsection (c), the merchant:

(1)provides the consumer written notice of the error; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.