There are many ways in which people run into disputes in daily
life. Leasing a vehicle is an area of life where people
can run into troubles. Not many situations lead to court, but
those few cases that do can provide useful information for others
to avoid or resolve disputes that may arise in their lives.
The lesson that you can learn from a recent case is to be
careful that you return the vehicle to the leasing company, which
may not be the same as returning it to the same lot or
salesperson.
In Hav-A-Kar Leasing Ltd. v. Vekselshtein,
2012 ONCA 826, a trial and an appeal arose from a dispute, in
part, that arose because a leased car was returned to the car sales
company rather than the leasing company. As is common, an
individual negotiated with a car sales company for the purchase of
a vehicle. The individual wanted to lease the vehicle and
discussed a lease with the salesperson. The actual leasing
company was a different company than the sales
