California Lemon Law After 18 Months
Yes, California lemon law after 18 months is very possible. If problems started after 18 months, you can still qualify for California lemon law. In this article, we will discuss the California lemon law presumption which leaves many people confused.
Generally, California lemon law after 18 months is very possible and common. There is a presumption that a car is a lemon if the vehicle had significant repairs before the consumer had the vehicle for earlier of 18 months or 18,000 miles.
Important Introduction
There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about the lemon law presumption regarding California lemon law after 18 months period. However, it is very important to understand that even if your first repair was not performed until years later, yes you can still have a very strong lemon law case.
Lemon Law Presumption
A “presumption” permits a court to assume something is true based on the evidence available. The presumption is not required, but meeting the presumption by requiring repairs before 18 months or 18,000 miles can make the lemon law case a lot stronger.
18 Months
To take advantage of the California lemon law presumption, you must have had car repairs the sooner of 18 months or 18,000 miles whichever occurs first. Although you do not need to meet the presumption in order to have a lemon law case, if you got repairs before the 18 month period it will improve your chances of winning a lemon law case.
18,000 Miles
If your vehicle reaches 18,000 miles before 18 months, then the moment you reach 18,000 miles will be the cut off for the California lemon law presumption. So if you got repairs before reaching 18,000, it will help strengthen you lemon law case. However, there is no requirement of having repairs before 18,000 miles or 18 months to have a lemon law case.
Number of Repairs
Sometimes one lengthy repair visit that lasts 30 days or longer of your car being in the repair shop out of service, can be enough for a lemon law case. Other times, if your car was not in the repair shop that long, it may take 2 or 3 or 4 or longer repair visits in order to have a strong lemon law case.
Repair Documents
You repair invoices and work orders play a big role in your potential lemon law case. So, always make sure to get all of your repair invoices, work orders, and vehicle contract agreement, as soon as possible. Our lawyers review all of these documents for free during your free consultation.
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