(1) In rejecting goods, a lessee‘s failure to state a particular defect that is ascertainable by reasonable inspection precludes the lessee from relying on the defect to justify rejection or to establish default:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-2A-514

  • Goods: means all things that are movable at the time of identification to the lease contract, or are fixtures (§. See Tennessee Code 47-2A-103
  • Lessee: means a person who acquires the right to possession and use of goods under a lease. See Tennessee Code 47-2A-103
  • Lessor: means a person who transfers the right to possession and use of goods under a lease. See Tennessee Code 47-2A-103
  • Supplier: means a person from whom a lessor buys or leases goods to be leased under a finance lease. See Tennessee Code 47-2A-103
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(a) if, stated seasonably, the lessor or the supplier could have cured it (§ 47-2A-513); or
(b) between merchants if the lessor or the supplier after rejection has made a request in writing for a full and final written statement of all defects on which the lessee proposes to rely.
(2) A lessee’s failure to reserve rights when paying rent or other consideration against documents precludes recovery of the payment for defects apparent in the documents.
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