Ohio Code 1310.53 – Proof of market rent – time and place – UCC 2A-507
(A) Damages based on market rent as provided in section 1310.65 or 1310.74 of the Revised Code are determined according to the rent for the use of the goods concerned for a lease term identical to the remaining lease term of the original lease agreement and prevailing at the times specified in those sections.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1310.53
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
(B) If evidence of rent for the use of the goods concerned for a lease term identical to the remaining lease term of the original lease agreement and prevailing at the times or places described in sections 1310.01 to 1310.78 of the Revised Code is not readily available, the rent prevailing within any reasonable time before or after the time described or at any other place or for a different lease term that, in commercial judgment or under usage of trade, would serve as a reasonable substitute for the one described may be used, making any proper allowance for the difference, including the cost of transporting the goods to or from the other place.
(C) Evidence of a relevant rent prevailing at a time or place or for a lease term other than the one described in sections 1310.01 to 1310.78 of the Revised Code offered by one party is not admissible unless and until he has given the other party notice that the court finds sufficient to prevent unfair surprise.
(D) If the prevailing rent or value of any goods regularly leased in any established market is in issue, reports in official publications or trade journals or in newspapers or periodicals of general circulation published as the reports of that market are admissible in evidence. The circumstances of the preparation of the report may be shown to affect its weight but not its admissibility.