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Georgia's Lemon Law is Revised to protect the Bigger Vehicle Owners

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Article Overview: Georgia's Lemon Law was entirely different from the Texas Lemon Law, because of the time and mileage eligibility. The time and mileage eligibility in Georgia was half of what it was in Texas.

Georgia's Lemon Law is Revised to protect the Bigger Vehicle Owners

Georgia's Lemon Law was entirely different from the Texas Lemon Law, because of the time and mileage eligibility. The time and mileage eligibility in Georgia was half of what it was in Texas. As of January 1, 2009, cars and most other vehicles purchased in the state of Georgia will be protected by the Georgia Lemon Law for 24,000 miles/24 month. Further, the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs of Georgia promises that the Georgia state lemon law process will be more stream-lined and consumer friendly. After the revision, the Georgia Lemon Law covers vehicles intended for use in small businesses and cars or trucks that weigh as much as 12,000 pounds. Previously only new motor vehicles were covered by the Georgia Lemon Law. This means new vehicles aimed to transport people or property over public highways that were purchased, leased or registered in Georgia on or after January 1, 2009. The title of the vehicle must be in the name of the buyer or lessee and must be from only a new motor vehicle dealer.

The Georgia Lemon Law helps you seek

Repairs of the defects in the vehicle you bought by the manufacturer of your motor vehicle

Replacement or repurchase of the vehicle if it cannot be repaired in a reasonable number of attempts and is found to be a lemon

The Georgia Lemon Law also alerts manufacturers of possible defects and quality issues in the vehicles they produce.

The Georgia Lemon Law applies if

You have purchased or leased a new motor vehicle for personal, family or household use

You have purchased or leased 10 or fewer new motor vehicles a year for business purposes but not a limousine to let out for rent

The Georgia Lemon Law covers

Any serious life-threatening defect or a malfunction

Any defect that substantially impedes the vehicle's use, lowers its value and safety

Any defect that renders the new motor vehicle nonconforming to a manufacturer's warranty

The Georgia Lemon Law does not apply to any defect or condition that is the result of abuse, neglect or unauthorized modification of the vehicle by the consumer.

The Georgia Lemon Law applies for 2 years from the date you took delivery of your vehicle or after the first 24,000 miles of your use, whichever occurs first.

The Georgia Lemon Law rights period is extended until the repair work is completed if the Lemon Law rights period expires while the vehicle in repair. If the defect is still present after a reasonable number of repair attempts, the manufacturer has yet to be given a final opportunity to correct it.

If you meet the eligibility requirements, you have the right to request that the manufacturer either to repurchase or replace your vehicle. If the manufacturer is unwilling to provide you with either of these remedies, the Georgia Lemon Law gives you the right to an arbitration process. If the manufacturer replaces or repurchases your vehicle after your dispute has been accepted for arbitration, the company must notify the next buyer about your vehicle's defect.

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