ohiolandlord
05-05-2006, 09:16 AM
How It All Works
If you buy a new vehicle, the Lemon Law in Ohio covers you for the first 12 months after you take delivery, or the first 18,000 miles of the cars life, whichever comes first. At the time that you purchase the vehicle, the dealer must give you some paperwork advising you of your rights under the Lemon Law.
So you get your car home, and go out the next morning to start it up to drive to work. Rats! Your car won't start or has some other non conformity (I'll get to what that means -- here's an example of a term of art -- at a later time). If your car won't start during this period of time or mileage, then you need to report the problem to the manufacturer, his agent, or authorized dealer so that repairs can be made. The law gives the manufacturer a duty to repair the vehicle.
When a newly purchased vehicle stops working, most folks take it in to the dealership where they purchased it for repairs (and some venting of complaints as well). If you take the vehicle in for repair, the law requires that the dealership must provide you with a detailed statement of the repairs done. Failure to provide a detailed itemized list of these repairs is a violation of Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act. You would be extremely wise then to make sure that you get all of this paperwork, and when you get it, to review it to determine its detail. You would also be wise to place it in an organized file because you might just need it down the road. The world and the law smile upon organized people.
You take the vehicle home with your paperwork in your folder. The next morning, you go out to the garage to start it up to go to work. Rats! The darned thing won't start again. So you take it back to the dealership and give them another try at getting it fixed. They call you that afternoon, and tell you that the problem has been fixed. You collect your new paperwork from this repair attempt together with the car and drive it home again. You put your paperwork in your folder.
The next morning, you go out to start the car. Rats and Double Rats! Once again, the car won't start. You take the car back in, and they think they have it fixed again. You collect your paperwork and the car, and the same darn thing happens the next morning. At this point, you are wondering how many times these clowns have to get the car fixed before it is determined to be a Lemon under the law. Fortunately, the law tells us, but unfortunately, it tells us in some pretty vague terms which we will have to wade through at first to better understand the specifics a bit later. If the problems you are having with the vehicle arise to the level of a nonconformity, then you are entitled to relief. A non-conformity is a defect thatsubstantially impairs the use, value, or safety of the vehicle.
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If you buy a new vehicle, the Lemon Law in Ohio covers you for the first 12 months after you take delivery, or the first 18,000 miles of the cars life, whichever comes first. At the time that you purchase the vehicle, the dealer must give you some paperwork advising you of your rights under the Lemon Law.
So you get your car home, and go out the next morning to start it up to drive to work. Rats! Your car won't start or has some other non conformity (I'll get to what that means -- here's an example of a term of art -- at a later time). If your car won't start during this period of time or mileage, then you need to report the problem to the manufacturer, his agent, or authorized dealer so that repairs can be made. The law gives the manufacturer a duty to repair the vehicle.
When a newly purchased vehicle stops working, most folks take it in to the dealership where they purchased it for repairs (and some venting of complaints as well). If you take the vehicle in for repair, the law requires that the dealership must provide you with a detailed statement of the repairs done. Failure to provide a detailed itemized list of these repairs is a violation of Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act. You would be extremely wise then to make sure that you get all of this paperwork, and when you get it, to review it to determine its detail. You would also be wise to place it in an organized file because you might just need it down the road. The world and the law smile upon organized people.
You take the vehicle home with your paperwork in your folder. The next morning, you go out to the garage to start it up to go to work. Rats! The darned thing won't start again. So you take it back to the dealership and give them another try at getting it fixed. They call you that afternoon, and tell you that the problem has been fixed. You collect your new paperwork from this repair attempt together with the car and drive it home again. You put your paperwork in your folder.
The next morning, you go out to start the car. Rats and Double Rats! Once again, the car won't start. You take the car back in, and they think they have it fixed again. You collect your paperwork and the car, and the same darn thing happens the next morning. At this point, you are wondering how many times these clowns have to get the car fixed before it is determined to be a Lemon under the law. Fortunately, the law tells us, but unfortunately, it tells us in some pretty vague terms which we will have to wade through at first to better understand the specifics a bit later. If the problems you are having with the vehicle arise to the level of a nonconformity, then you are entitled to relief. A non-conformity is a defect thatsubstantially impairs the use, value, or safety of the vehicle.
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http://www.ohiolandlordtenant.com/lemon_law_operation.html