Ohio Code 1310.28 – Casualty to identified goods – UCC 2A-221
If a lease contract requires goods to be identified when the lease contract is made, and the goods suffer casualty without fault of the lessee, the lessor, or the supplier before delivery, or the goods suffer casualty before risk of loss passes to the lessee pursuant to the lease agreement or section 1310.26 of the Revised Code, both of the following apply:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1310.28
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
(A) If the loss is total, the lease contract is avoided.
(B) If the loss is partial or the goods have so deteriorated as to no longer conform to the lease contract, the lessee may demand inspection and at his option either treat the lease contract as avoided or, except in a finance lease that is not a consumer lease, accept the goods with due allowance from the rent payable for the balance of the lease term for the deterioration or the deficiency in quantity, but without further right against the lessor.