Ct Lemon Law: A Consumer Protection Law

2007-05-15 06:10:46

( Legal )



VEHICLE LEMON LAW

To protect consumers from unintentionally purchasing a motor vehicle with severe defects that can seriously affect the vehicle’s performance and jeopardize the driver’s safety, there is a segment in law to handle such incident – ct lemon law. It is called lemon law because the word lemon is a colloquial word which means awful.

Lemon law is imposed in all the states in US but they are different when it comes to details. You have to understand the details and in what state you are filing your case so as to increase your chances of winning.

There are few fine points you must know about ct lemon law to determine if your case is admissible in court.

HOW THE PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED

Firstly, the vehicle should have been bought, rented or transferred mainly for private use.

HOW THE VEHICLE IS USED

The vehicle was also used as a means of transporting people or properties through public roads.

UNREPAIRABLE VEHICLE

Lastly, if your car has undergone series of repairs and still there are defective or malfunctioning vehicle parts, then your case is still acceptable in court. In Georgia, the repair should have been done within the year the car was purchased or before you have traveled 12,000 miles.

Included in the ct lemon law, the manufacturer is allowed to repair the vehicle only once if there was a serious car defect particularly in the brakes or steering wheel. There are two repair attempts for other defects during the first 2 years or equal to 24,000 miles of travel; three repair attempts for other minor defects during the first 2 years or 24,000 miles.

LEGAL ACTIONS

You must secure a proof of all the repairs done to the vehicle. Included in your proof should be are the evaluation of the defect and the details of the repair. Never confront the manufacturer without a legal help from an attorney or other legal arbiter.


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