Federal SCRA
Vehicles
Understand auto-loan interest relief, protection before repossession, and when a vehicle lease may be ended early.
Protections worth checking
Possible interest relief on eligible auto debt opened before service
Court-order protection before certain repossessions
Ending a qualifying vehicle lease without an early-termination charge
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03Credit cards, loans, and financed property
Repossession protection for financed or leased property
Check the threat
Credit cards, loans, and financed property
Repossession protection for financed or leased property
A company generally needs a court order before ending a covered contract for missed payments or taking covered property back.
Before entering service, the member signed the contract and paid a deposit or at least one installment.
No advance notice is needed for this court-order protection. Get help quickly if someone threatens or attempts to take the property.
Check the threat → keep your documents → get help now
Facing foreclosure, eviction, repossession, wage garnishment, a property sale, or a court deadline? Get legal help now.
11Vehicles and everyday services
Ending a vehicle lease after qualifying orders
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Vehicles and everyday services
Ending a vehicle lease after qualifying orders
A qualifying vehicle lease can be ended without an early-termination charge; prepaid lease amounts after termination are refundable.
Common paths include a lease signed before a call to service lasting at least 180 days, or a lease signed during service followed by qualifying overseas move or deployment orders lasting at least 180 days. Other paths may apply after stop-movement orders, death, or catastrophic injury.
Send written notice and orders, then return the vehicle within 15 days after the notice.
Check eligibility → prepare the termination notice → return the vehicle