Sec. 42-242. Prohibited provisions.

(a) A rent-to-own agreement shall not contain a provision requiring:

(1) A garnishment of wages, a power of attorney to confess a judgment or an assignment of wages;

(2) Authorization to the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf to unlawfully enter upon the lessee's premises or to commit any breach of the peace in attempting to repossess the rented property;

(3) The lessee to waive any defense, counterclaim or right of action against the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf as the lessor's agent;

(4) The lessee to agree not to assert against a lessor or against an assignee of the lessor a claim or defense arising out of the agreement.

(b) A lessor may not require a lessee to authorize the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf to unlawfully enter upon the lessee's premises or to commit any breach of the peace in attempting to repossess the rented property.

(P.A. 91-162, S. 3, 18.)