California’s already strong lemon law, the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, has been amended on January 1, 2008, to include military personnel stationed in California. In the past, California’s lemon law, similar to other lemon laws throughout the country (including Texas lemon law), is only applicable inside the state where the…
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How to Avoid Buying a Texas Lemon Car Online
This article is contributed by Heather Johnson, who regularly writes on the topic of top online universities. She invites your questions and writing job opportunities at her personal email address: heatherjohnson2323 at gmail dot com. =============================================================================== Internet shopping is more commonplace than ever before and, surprisingly, people are even making…
Similarities between Texas Lemon Law and Michigan Lemon Law
Renee Walsh, a fellow blogger and attorney, recently wrote a very informative blog article regarding the Michigan Lemon Law and the Michigan Consumer Protection Act. Ms. Walsh’s article mentions the lack of coverage that current Michigan Lemon Law has on used or preowned cars. Thereafter, she explores alternative remedies that…
What is lemon laundering?
Lemon laundering is the practice whereby car manufacturers resell a vehicle to a third innocent subsequent car buyer after it has been repurchased or replaced from the original car owner under applicable state lemon laws. Here at my Dallas, Texas lemon law practice, I get calls about this very often.…
Texas Lemon Law article in the Lufkin Daily News
Jeff Bates, a Texas attorney, wrote an article in the Lufkin Daily News regarding the Texas Lemon Law this past Sunday. The article highlights the three (3) rebuttable presumptions that a consumer is required to meet before becoming eligible for a car repurchase or replacement under the Texas Lemon Law.…
Texas Lemon Law: how car dealers avoid liability by using the “no problem found” (NPF) or “vehicle operating as designed” excuse.
Often times, my Dallas based lemon law office cannot accept certain potential lemon car cases due to insufficient documentation. What I mean by this is that a consumer might have a very strong lemon law claim, but the potency of their claim has been watered down because of several new…
Texas Lemon Law’s three-prong factors that will help you win and get a replacement or repurchase on your car.
Texas Lemon Law has a clearly defined three-prong approach on which vehicles are eligible for a lemon law buyback or replacement. Under Section 2301.605 of the Texas Occupations Code (Title 14, Subtitle A, Chapter 2301, Sub-chapter A), it states in relevant part that a vehicle meets the rebuttable presumption if:…
Texas Lemon Law Summary — Power Point Presentation.
Too often, consumers are left in the dark about their Texas Lemon Law rights. Although the internet may be a great resource to research, it may be cluttered with non-specific information about general lemon laws, as opposed to state specific Texas Lemon Law. Other times, it may be cluttered with…
Texas lemon law for wheelchairs
As an attorney who frequently handles Texas lemon law cases, I often receive calls from potential clients regarding lemon law coverage for non-vehicles such as computers, electronics, and other consumer household items. Unfortunately, at this time, the Texas lemon law does not extend to non-vehicle related items (other state and…
Essential documents to bring at the Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) Arbitration or the Texas lemon law administrative hearing
Regardless of whether you are scheduled to attend either the Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) Arbitration or the Texas lemon law administrative hearing (in order to get a lemon vehicle buyback or replacement), it is important to be prepared with essential documents that will help you win your case. Before proceeding…