Are you ready to put the Washington state lemon law to work for you?

The Washington state lemon law provides outstanding consumer protection. However, it is a complicated statue.

Vehicles covered under the Washington state lemon law, for example, include new cars, SUVs and motorcycles that are leased or purchased new and registered. The Washington state lemon law excludes buses, vehicles in fleets of 10 or more, living portions of motor homes, or trucks with GVW of 19,000 lbs. or more.

You may qualify for relief under the Washington state lemon law if, during the first two years following purchase or 24,000 miles (whichever occurs first), your vehicle has (1) had at least two attempts to repair a serious safety defect and the defect still exists, or (2) had at least four attempts to repair a defect and the defect still exists, or (3) been out of service for at least 30 days.

If you win your Washington state lemon law case, the manufacturer must, at your option: (1) replace your vehicle with an identical or reasonably comparable model; or (2) accept the return of your vehicle and refund full purchase price (plus all collateral charges and incidental costs) less a reasonable allowance for your use.

To make the state statute work for you, you should consider contacting Macey & Aleman, one of the largest consumer protection firms in the United States. With Macey & Aleman, you never have to pay a single penny of attorney's fees. If your case is successful, we will seek to recover our fees from the manufacturer. If for some reason your case is not successful you will not be required to pay our fees.

Federal consumer laws ALSO protect your rights.

The Uniform Commercial Code or UCC has been enacted in all 50 U.S. states. It is the primary source of legislation governing contracts dealing with the sale of products, including automobiles and other motor vehicles. The UCC provides an alternative legal avenue for consumers with lemon problems.

The UCC provides that the buyer of a product is entitled to "reject" (in other words, return) a product that fails in any respect to "conform" to the contract. The time period for rejecting a vehicle under the UCC, however, is not unlimited. If you discover a defect in your vehicle within a reasonable inspection period, you may reject the vehicle. Unfortunately, because new cars are often technically complex, you may not know whether your vehicle conforms to the contract until long after you purchase the vehicle and problems start to arise.

The length of the inspection period is not defined in the statute. Courts decide how long the "reasonable inspection period" is based on the buyer's knowledge and experience, the buyer's difficulty in discovering the defect, and the buyer's opportunity to discover the defect.

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