Of course not, but there are some enterprising claims representatives who will tell you that you can't recover diminished value if you lease your car. I heard that assertion repeatedly from claims representatives in Ohio until I presented a continuing legal education seminar and included a copy of the Ohio statue recognizing that a lessee can recover all damage caused to a lease vehicle. I haven't heard that argument from a claims agent in any state since.
It is sometimes difficult to find existing statutes on off-beat topics because they seem to end up in the strangest places. The Ohio statute showed up in the Certificate of Title chapter, not anywhere in tort sections or propertly loss.
Diminished Value and Leased Vehicles: Do Leased Cars Really Suffer Less from Collision Damage?
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