Lemon Laws

North Carolina’s lemon law applies only to new vehicles. Here are the federal and state protections used-car buyers actually have, and where an “as is” sale still leaves room to act.

Michigan’s lemon law applies only to new vehicles under the manufacturer’s warranty. A used-car buyer relies on dealer warranties, federal law, and the FTC Buyers Guide instead.

How the Illinois New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act works: which new vehicles and buyers it covers, when a defect qualifies, the refund-or-replacement remedy, and the 18-month deadline to sue.

Georgia Lemon Law arbitration is a free, state-operated hearing run by the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division. This article covers when arbitration becomes available, how to request the application, the eligibility review, the hearing itself, the award, and how appeals to superior court work.

Illinois has no lemon law for used cars. Dealers must instead give a 15-day or 500-mile powertrain warranty under 815 ILCS 505/2L. Here is what it covers, which cars qualify, and the steps a buyer follows when a covered part fails.

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.

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 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.

The Florida New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board decides Lemon Law disputes in three-member panels run by the Attorney General’s office. Here is how eligibility screening, hearings, decisions, and appeals work.

Georgia’s Lemon Law runs as a four-step administrative process through the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division. This article covers eligibility, the repair-attempt thresholds, the final repair opportunity notice, the written repurchase demand, and the deadline for state-operated arbitration.

A step-by-step account of the California lemon law process for new vehicles: eligibility under the Song-Beverly Act, the Tanner repair-attempt presumption, the written demand to the manufacturer, state-certified arbitration, and what a lawsuit looks like in its first months.

Georgia’s Lemon Law applies only to new vehicles. Here is what an as-is used car sale does to a buyer’s rights and which claims survive it.