§3315. Deferral charges
A. The parties to a true or financed consumer lease may agree, verbally or in writing, before or after default, to a deferral of all or part of one or more unpaid rental payments in consideration for which the lessor may assess, impose, and collect a deferral charge computed by applying a deferral charge rate not to exceed a maximum rate of twenty-five percent per annum, to the amount deferred over the period of deferral, calculated without regard to differences and lengths of months, but proportionately for a part of a month, counting each day as one-thirtieth of a month.
B. The parties to a true or financed commercial lease may agree, verbally or in writing, before or after default, to a deferral of all or part of one or more unpaid rental payments in consideration for which the lessor may assess, impose, and collect a deferral charge computed by applying a deferral charge rate to the amount deferred over the period of deferral, calculated without regard to differences and lengths of months, but proportionately for a part of a month, counting each day as one-thirtieth of a month. For purposes of this Subsection, deferral charges assessed in connection with commercial leases shall be unregulated and exempt from conventional interest rate and usury limitations.
C. A true or financed lease agreement, including in connection with both consumer leases and commercial leases, may provide that if any one or more rental payments are not paid within the time periods specified under the agreement, the lessor may unilaterally grant a deferral of such payments and assess deferral charges as provided in this Section. Deferral charges may not be assessed after the lessor elects to cancel the lease following the lessee's default as provided in R.S. 9:3318(A)(2).
D. A lessor, in addition to deferral charges, may assess appropriate charges for insurance for the extended period. The amount of these additional insurance charges which are not paid in cash may be added to the amount deferred for the purpose of calculating the deferral charge.
E. Deferral charges may be assessed in addition to interest rate charges as provided under R.S. 9:3311 and 3312.
Acts 1985, No. 592, §1, eff. July 13, 1985; Acts 1986, No. 213, §1.
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