Citizens of all states are covered under Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act, a federal lemon law passed in 1975. Some states also have their own lemon laws that provide further coverage. These are California, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Only 6 states have used car lemon laws.ConnecticutMasscchusettsMinnesotaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew York
Researching this topic has shown that all states have some form of Lemon law. The website "Car Lemon" has a full list of Lemon Law summaries by state but clearly states at the top that all states are protected by the Federal Lemon Law.
Lemon laws are American state laws that provide a remedy for purchasers of cars that repeatedly fail to meet standards of quality and performance. Each state law differs. All the states covers a brand new vehicle under the lemon law, but only some of them also cover used vehicles and leased vehicles. Lemon laws are not limited to cars. There are RV lemon laws, boat lemon laws, motorcycle, wheelchair and computer lemon laws.
Currently, only the following six states have lemon laws for used automobiles: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York.
Lemon Laws (providing protection from vehicles that are too faulty to repair) vary widely from state to state. An interesting list that covers all of the United States is found at Car Lemon. Another good source is Lemon Law America.
That depends on lemon laws in your state. Some states offer more protection than others.
some states have laws on used cars under a certain mileage and lemon laws on others. Was there any warranty on the van? call your state Attorney general and ask.
most of the time yes, most states have lemon laws, and buyer protection statutes. It depends on state laws, but in many states, you have to go through a "lemon law return process." You can't just show up at the dealer and turn the car in.
Lemon laws are called that because a poorly-built car with numerous mechanical problems is referred to as a 'lemon.' Lemon laws prevent unscrupulous dealers from masking problems and fully disclosing information.
The car lemon law in Louisiana is a great law to protect consumers from bad car purchases. There are similar laws in many states.
There exists Lemmon Laws in every state. Contact your State Attorney Generals office and go from there. Y-THINK-Y * For information and the lemon laws of all 50 U.S. states check the website Car Lemon Com, http://www.carlemon.com
Lemon laws can be used to hold individuals accountable for selling merchandise.