Lemon law and personal sellers of cars. What applies?

Question

What does the lemon law entail to people other than dealers when selling their own cars? If the car breaks in the 30 day period can they bring it back and demand their money back?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

lemon law only for dealers, not citizens