Essay - Lemon Laws in New York State the History of the...

Lemon Laws in New York State

The history of the development of the lemon laws in the United States is one that ***** full of frustrations as well as irony. Back ***** 1979, a reserved poetry teacher from California by the name of Rosemary Shahan brought her car in for repairs after being in an accident. She was promised the quick a speedy return of her vehicle. Three months l*****ter ***** ***** ***** still at the mechanics with no end ***** sight. Finally having had enough she began to picket the dealership, which went on for five months. She was harassed ***** the mechanics on the job and had to put up ***** rude gestures and constant harassment. Her *****ing however caught ***** eye of the media ***** create an overwhelming outcry ***** citizens across ***** country, having found themselves frustrated ********** helpless at their own *****s. The citizen action team ***** born that began to create the legislation for ***** first ***** laws in the country. ***** Shahan became ***** head of the gro***** kn***** as CARS, Consumers ***** Auto Reliability and Safety. California became one of the ***** states to enact Lemon ***** in 1982 and now all 50 states have some version ***** lemon ***** ***** help protect the consumer ***** times of woe with *****ir vehicles. What is the ***** of the story? Rosemary Shahan lived in Lemon Grove, California. (***** Law, 2006)

***** York States lemon law provides consumers with a legal remedy for manufacturing defects in ***** workmanship of the vehicle that make it impossible for ***** dealership or any compete mechanic to success*****y repair in a reasonable amount of time. Specific*****y:

If your car does not con*****m to the terms ***** ***** written warranty ***** the manufacturer or its authorized dealer is unable to repair the car ***** a ***** number of attempts dur*****g the first 18,000 miles or two years, whichever comes first, you may be entitled to a full refund ***** a comparable replacement car. (New York's New, 2007)

***** Lemon ***** in New York State also provides for ***** disclosure on the ***** of any used vehicle purchased, this has been a more difficult compla*****t to assess:

***** by excessive consumer complaints, 56 ********** across ***** state of New York were recently cited by the at*****rney general for noncompliance with key provisions ***** the New York Lemon Law. This *****, which requires ***** dealers to disclose an automobile's problematic history, provides legal remedies to ***** who are buyers or lessees of new and used cars ***** turn out to be sour deals. The law also ***** ***** to notify the state Department of Mo*****r Vehicles following the return of a lemon so that the title can ***** branded ***** a w*****rning to prospective *****. Said warning indicates that the vehicle did not con*****m to the manufacturer's warranty. (Morrer, 2003, p.6)

Consumers have a right to know if the car *****y're purc*****ing has a history of problems," says Brad Maione, spokesman