Lemon law and personal sellers of cars. What applies?

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What does a lemon law inhere to people alternative than dealers when offered their own cars? If a automobile breaks in a thirty day duration can they move it behind as well as direct their income back?

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Ian is dead on the money, the Lemon Laws were designed to protect consumers against the manufacturers breach of warranty.

This link will connect you to a site with the lemon laws of all states on it.

http://www.lemonlawoffice.com/

Good luck

Lemon laws in most states apply to new cars, unless there is fraud involved, or there is manufacturer’s warranty left.

So, no, you probably can’t.

lemon law only for dealers, not citizens

Lemon laws only apply to new cars sold by dealers.

Used cars sold by dealers or by individuals are generally sold "as-is." This means the seller is not responsible for anything than happens with the car after the sale.

Some used cars sold by dealers have remaining manufacturer’s warranty and some dealers may provide a short warranty of their own. Any warranty should be clearly stated in writing.

If you are a seller and are selling a car "as-is" make sure it’s stated as such in your bill of sale. Even though buyers sign an "as-is" bill of sale, they will probably be angry and come back to you if they have problems soon after the sale. They can make your life miserable even though they have no legal ground to stand on, especially if they believe you knew about the problems beforehand.

If a car has been branded as a “Lemon” vehicle, by law a dealership must technically disclose that information. If it’s not a “Lemon” vehicle and you purchase “AS-IS” and the car goes bad, then there is no recourse. If the car has a “Lemon” title on it and it was not disclosed, then you may have a leg to stand on by calling the DMV dealership investigation department and reporting the dealership that sold you the lemon.

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