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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>68509</law_id><section_number>8.2A-209</section_number><catch_line>Lessee under finance lease as beneficiary of supply contract</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>8.2A-102</reference><reference>8.2A-209</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.2A">Commercial Code &#x2014; Leases</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2">Formation and Construction of Lease Contract</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The benefit of a supplier&#x2019;s promises to the lessor including those of any third <span class="dictionary">party</span> provided in connection with or as part of the supply <span class="dictionary">contract</span> and of all warranties, whether express or implied, under the supply <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, extends to the lessee to the extent of the lessee&#x2019;s leasehold interest under a finance lease related to the supply <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, but is subject to the terms of the warranty and of the supply <span class="dictionary">contract</span> and all defenses or claims arising therefrom. <a id="paragraph-248013" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-209/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The extension of the benefit of a supplier&#x2019;s promises and of warranties to the lessee (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Lessee under finance lease as beneficiary of supply contract" href="/8.2A-209/">8.2A-209</a> (1) ) does not: (i) modify the rights and obligations of the parties to the supply <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, whether arising therefrom or otherwise, or (ii) impose any duty or liability under the supply <span class="dictionary">contract</span> on the lessee. <a id="paragraph-248014" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-209/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Any modification or rescission of the supply <span class="dictionary">contract</span> by the supplier and the lessor is effective between the supplier and the lessee unless, before the modification or rescission, the supplier has received notice that the lessee has entered into a finance lease related to the supply <span class="dictionary">contract</span>. If the modification or rescission is effective between the supplier and the lessee, the lessor is deemed to have assumed, in addition to the obligations of the lessor to the lessee under the lease <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, promises of the supplier to the lessor and warranties that were so modified or rescinded as they existed and were available to the lessee before modification or rescission. <a id="paragraph-248015" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-209/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> In addition to the extension of the benefit of the supplier&#x2019;s promises and of warranties to the lessee under subsection (1) of this section, the lessee retains all rights that the lessee may have against the supplier which arise from an agreement between the lessee and the supplier or under other <span class="dictionary">law</span>. <a id="paragraph-248016" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-209/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1991, c. 536.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
