A bill was introduced at the General Assembly this week to prohibit certain pet leasing agreements. H226 would make it a class 2 misdemeanor to lease or sell a cat or dog pursuant to an agreement in which the animal is subject to repossession in the case of a missed payment. I had not heard of such agreements, but according to this Business Insider article, they are legal in 42 states and are not uncommon. Typically they are used when a person wants to buy a pet but can’t pay the entire amount up front and so enters into a lease-to-own or installment purchase agreement that carries the risk of repossession. A bill to address pet leasing was previously introduced in 2021, but that bill (H849) did not advance out of committee. Keep reading for more news. Two more defendants charged in connection with State Auditor’s crash. According to WRAL, two men have been charged with obstruction of justice and other offenses in connection with State Auditor Beth Wood’s recent car crash. One was allegedly a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the crash. They are due to appear in court next month. There has been a great deal of speculation about whether Wood was drinking prior to the crash, and if these new defendants have any information about that, they may now have an additional incentive to share it. TikTok driving Hyundai/Kia thefts? Since 2021 or 2022, many regions of the country have seen a massive spike in [...]
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