Repossessions: 14.2.9.5.1 When lease entered into prior to active duty military service
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act gives a servicemember the option of terminating a vehicle lease without penalty upon entering active duty.214 This right applies if, after executing the lease, the lessee then enters active duty under a call or order for 180 days or more.215 Such a termination of a lease also terminates the obligations of a servicemember’s dependent under the lease.216