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Lemon laws are American state laws that provide a solution for buyers of cars that repeatedly fail to comply with quality standards and performance. These cars are called lemons. The federal lemon law (the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act) protects citizens of all states. Lemon laws vary by state and not necessarily to be used or hired vehicles. The rights granted to consumers by lemon laws may exceed the warranties expressed in purchase contracts. The Lemon Law is the common name of these laws, but each state has different names for the laws and acts.
In California, lemon laws cover anything mechanical, as do the federal lemon laws. Federal Lemon Law also provides that the guarantee can be made to pay attorney fees of the prevailing party in a successful Lemon Law claim, like most state lemon laws.
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Reason for the name of Law
In 1800, people began to use lemon word to describe people who were bitter (or unfriendly). In American English the word was first recorded in 1909, in the colloquial sense of "useless thing." [1] Over time, "lemon" came to refer to everything that was defective or broken, or breaking constantly, particularly a car.
Other lemon laws
The lemon laws are not limited to automobiles. There are RV lemon laws, boat lemon laws, motorcycle, wheelchair and computer lemon laws.
In popular culture, the character of Barney Stinson on the television series How I Met Your Mother introduced a concept of the Lemon Law for blind dates.
Canada
The Canadian Motor Vehicle Arbitration Plan Canada - Canadian Motor Vehicle Arbitration Plan is the program of dispute resolution for consumers in Canada who have problems with the assembly of your vehicle or how the manufacturer implements the new vehicle warranty. Covers new or used CAMVAP owned or leased vehicles that are models for the current year and up to four years old.
CAMVAP is an arbitration program. It is free for consumers. Hearings are held in the home community of consumers. The process usually takes less than 70 days from start to finish. Most consumers are able to handle their own case without the assistance of lawyers. The manufacturers do not use lawyers. Their representatives usually are serving or retired district parts and service representatives. The inspection of vehicles normally part of an arbitration hearing and the arbitrator may order a technical inspection of the vehicle at the expense of the program if necessary.
CAMVAP arbitrators may request the vehicle manufacturer repurchase of repair is the responsibility of the manufacturer, pay for repairs already completed; pay out of pocket expenses for items such as the tensile tests, diagnosis, rental cars and lodging related to the problem with the vehicle. The referee may also order that the manufacturer has no responsibility.
CAMVAP is available in every Canadian province and territory.
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