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HomeCommercial CodeDiv. 10Ch. 5Art. 3§ 10524 Lessor Remedies After Default

§ 10524 Lessor Remedies After Default

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§ 10524 Lessor Remedies After Default

This law says that if someone renting something doesn't follow the rental agreement, the owner can take back the item and decide what to do with it, like finish making it or sell it for parts.

Key Takeaways

  • •If you don't follow the rental agreement, the owner can take the item back.
  • •The owner can decide to finish making the item or sell it for parts.
  • •The owner must use good judgment to avoid losing money.

Example

You rent a car but stop paying for it.

The car company can take the car back and either fix it up to rent to someone else or sell it for parts if it's not finished yet.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 10524 Lessor Remedies After Default

(a) After a default by the lessee under the lease contract of the type described in subdivision (a) of, or paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of, Section 10523 or, if agreed, after other default by the lessee, the lessor may: (1) Identify to the lease contract conforming goods not already identified if at the time the lessor learned of the default they were in the lessor’s or the supplier’s possession or control; and (2) Dispose of goods (subdivision (a) of Section 10527) that demonstrably have been intended for the particular lease contract even though those goods are unfinished. (b) If the goods are unfinished, in the exercise of reasonable commercial judgment for the purposes of avoiding loss and of effective realization, an aggrieved lessor or the supplier may either complete manufacture and wholly identify the goods to the lease contract or cease manufacture and lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of the goods for scrap or salvage value or proceed in any other reasonable manner. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 111, Sec. 62. Effective July 15, 1991.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

default by the lesseeconforming goodsunfinished goodsreasonable commercial judgment

Related Statutes

  • § 2704 Seller Remedies For Breach
  • § 10523 Lessee Default Remedies
  • § 10525 Lessor Rights After Lessee Default
  • § 10526 Lessor Right To Stop Delivery
  • § 10527 Lessor Disposal After Default

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Commercial Code. Section 10524.
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