Who gets the leased title to Tennessee?

The lessor stays on the title and supplies its authorization, ownership document, and Tennessee tax number when required. The lessee is named on the registration and takes the packet to the county clerk.

What should I ask the lessor for first?

Send the Tennessee lessor-authorization form to the leasing company and ask for its tax number, title document, and any separate power of attorney needed for signatures.

What does NewState Drive do for free?

Keep the route, lessor instructions, follow-up dates, handoff milestones, official links, and final proof together. Complete account and identity steps in the lessor or agency channel, then return to the saved route.

Leased car moving to Tennessee

Tennessee requires lessor authorization that a generic power of attorney may not replace

Tennessee lists a Leased Vehicle Owner's Authorization to Lessee for a long-term lease. The state separately warns that an ordinary power of attorney does not replace that form unless it contains the required authorization language.

Save the lessor handoff Build my lessor request

Tennessee timingBefore the county clerk completes the new-resident registration

Do not assume a generic power of attorney is enough. Tennessee says it is not a substitute for the lessor-authorization form unless it includes that form's language.

The handoff

Who does what

Start with the ownership document before the registration visit.

01Ask the lessor
Send the Tennessee lessor-authorization form to the leasing company and ask for its tax number, title document, and any separate power of attorney needed for signatures.
02Follow the state path
The lessor stays on the title and supplies its authorization, ownership document, and Tennessee tax number when required. The lessee is named on the registration and takes the packet to the county clerk.
03Keep the old record open
Wait for the new registration and the reviewed old-state closeout step before ending the prior insurance or plate record.

State packet

What to line up

These are the lease-specific items in the reviewed state source.

Multipurpose title and registration application

Leased Vehicle Owner's Authorization to Lessee

Certificate of title, manufacturer statement of origin, or qualifying registration

Lessor Tennessee tax number, any needed power of attorney, odometer, county materials, and fees

Request builder

Match the lessor to Tennessee

Add the state you are leaving and choose a supported lessor if it is listed. No VIN or lease account number is collected.

Moving fromLessor (optional)

Tennessee lessor handoff

Prepare the packet and track the handoff

The saved checklist connects the route, lessor request, title, authorization, destination receipt, and final proof.

Keep your place and return later

Track your progress, dates, title requests, and receipts to keep. We will email a private return link.

Starting stateDestination or filing state

Who has the title?What do you need most?

Transaction details

Use these fields when the vehicle was bought, sold, gifted, inherited, rejected, or delayed.

Why are you handling the vehicle?Current status

Other partyWhat is stopping you?

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We use your email for the saved route. The two checkboxes are optional.

Official sources

Checked 2026-08-01

The state pages below control if a requirement changes.

Tennessee Revenue: new-resident registrationChecked 2026-08-01 ↗
Title / lienRegistration
Tennessee Revenue: leased-vehicle title documentsChecked 2026-08-01 ↗
Title / lienRegistrationTax / fees
Tennessee Revenue: power of attorney is not a substituteChecked 2026-08-01 ↗
Title / lienRegistration

Moving a leased car to Tennessee

Can I register a leased car after moving to Tennessee?: Tennessee lists a Leased Vehicle Owner's Authorization to Lessee for a long-term lease. The state separately warns that an ordinary power of attorney does not replace that form unless it contains the required authorization language.
Who gets the leased title to Tennessee?: The lessor stays on the title and supplies its authorization, ownership document, and Tennessee tax number when required. The lessee is named on the registration and takes the packet to the county clerk.
What should I ask the lessor for first?: Send the Tennessee lessor-authorization form to the leasing company and ask for its tax number, title document, and any separate power of attorney needed for signatures.
What does NewState Drive do for free?: Keep the route, lessor instructions, follow-up dates, handoff milestones, official links, and final proof together. Complete account and identity steps in the lessor or agency channel, then return to the saved route.

Choose your lessor

Match a supported lessor to Tennessee

Each path joins the provider channel to this state packet.