A consumer who misses a rental payment may reinstate the agreement by paying the required charges within the stated time limits; the lessor may repossess during that period, but the consumer’s reinstatement right remains, and the lessor must return the same or comparable property after reinstatement.
§3357. Reinstatement A. A consumer who fails to make a timely rental payment may reinstate the agreement, within five days of the renewal date if the consumer pays monthly, or within two days of the renewal date if the consumer pays more frequently than monthly, without losing any rights or options which exist under the agreement, by the payment of all of the following: (1) All past due rental charges. (2) If the property has been picked up, the reasonable costs of pickup and redelivery. (3) Any applicable late fee. B. In the case of a consumer who has paid less than two-thirds of the total of payments necessary to acquire ownership and when the consumer has returned or voluntarily surrendered the property, other than through judicial process, during the applicable reinstatement period set forth in Subsection A of this Section, the consumer may reinstate the agreement during a period of not less than twenty-one days after the date of the return of the property. C. In the case of a consumer who has paid two-thirds or more of the total payments necessary to acquire ownership and when the consumer has returned or voluntarily surrendered the property, other than through judicial process, during the applicable reinstatement period set forth in Subsection A of this Section, the consumer may reinstate the agreement during a period of not less than forty-five days after the date of the return of the property. D. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a lessor from attempting to repossess property during the reinstatement period, but such a repossession shall not affect the right of the consumer to reinstatement. Upon reinstatement, the lessor shall provide the consumer with the same property or substitute property of comparable quality and condition. Acts 1991, No. 204, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.