Does the Virginia Lemon Law Cover Used Cars?
Virginia’s lemon law is a new-vehicle law with an 18-month rights period. Here is when a used car qualifies and what warranty and “as is” rules apply instead.
Rachel Monroe
Statute of Limitations on Debt in Virginia: Time Limits by Type
How long a creditor has to sue on a debt in Virginia, the deadline for each debt type, what restarts the clock, and how the 2024 medical-debt change works.
New York Debt Collection Statute of Limitations: The 3-Year Rule
New York gives debt collectors three years to sue on most consumer debt under the Consumer Credit Fairness Act. Here is what the 3-year rule covers, when the clock starts, and why a payment no longer restarts it.
Arizona Used Car Lemon Law: The 15-Day Implied Warranty
Arizona gives used-car buyers a short implied warranty of merchantability under A.R.S. 44-1267. Learn what the 15-day, 500-mile dealer warranty covers, who pays for repairs, and how to enforce a breach.
Massachusetts Used Car Lemon Law: Dealer Warranty and Refunds
Massachusetts requires used car dealers to warranty vehicles sold for $700 or more with under 125,000 miles. Here is how the mileage-based warranty, repair attempts, refunds, and OCABR arbitration work.
Virginia Consumer Protection Act: What It Bans and How to Sue
How Virginia’s Consumer Protection Act works: the deceptive practices it prohibits, the damages and fees a consumer can recover, where to file, and the two-year deadline to sue.
How to File a New York Attorney General Complaint
A step-by-step look at filing a consumer complaint with the New York Attorney General, including where to submit it, what to include, and what the Consumer Frauds Bureau can and cannot do.
Illinois Attorney General Complaints: How to File and What Happens
A step-by-step look at filing a consumer complaint with the Illinois Attorney General, the office’s mediation and enforcement powers, and the deadlines that apply to a private lawsuit.
Illinois Car Repossession Laws: Your Rights and How to Respond
When an Illinois lender can repossess a financed car, the breach-of-peace limit on self-help repossession, the notice and sale rules, redemption, and how deficiency balances work.
Chapter 93A: Massachusetts Consumer Protection Law
Chapter 93A is the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act. It bans unfair or deceptive business practices and lets consumers and businesses recover double or triple damages plus attorney’s fees.
Massachusetts Statute of Limitations on Consumer Debt
Massachusetts gives creditors six years to sue on most consumer debts. This article explains the limitation period, when it starts, what restarts it, and what a time-barred debt means for the person who owes it.
Suing Under the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act
The Arizona Consumer Fraud Act (A.R.S. § 44-1522) lets consumers sue over deceptive sales. What it covers, who can sue, the one-year deadline, and how state enforcement differs.