Census Federal Credit Union v. Wann

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• no breach of the peace occurred when repossession from parking lot was not verbally or otherwise contested
• U.C.C. § 9-503 proscribes the use of force, intimidation, or harassment in the repossession of a chattel
• If repossession verbally or otherwise contested at time of attempted repossession by defaulting person in control of chattel, creditor must desist and pursue its remedy in court
• in the face of an oral protest the repossessing creditor must desist
• although secured party may not break into or enter homes or buildings or enclosed spaces to effectuate a repossession, repossession of vehicle from parking lot of debtor’s apartment building was not breach of the peace
• although secured party may not break into or enter homes or buildings or enclosed spaces to effectuate a repossession, repossession of vehicle from parking lot of debtor's apartment building was not breach of the peace

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