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The Lemon Laws for the State of Louisiana are contained in the Louisiana Revised Statutes 51.1941 to 51.1948

Manufacturers’ obligations

The manufacturer, or his agent, on receiving intimation from the buyer that the vehicle under warranty is defective, shall repair the vehicle as soon as possible at his cost.

If after conducting repairs for a minimum of four times or causing the vehicle to be out of commission for at least ninety days on account of such repairs, if the defect does not get rectified, then the manufacturer may either replace the vehicle or refund the amount.

If refund is opted then the manufacturer should refund along with the price, all the incidental costs associated with the vehicle which are incurred by the buyer on account of the defect.

The manufacturer is permitted to deduct a reasonable sum from the above amount on account of normal ware of the vehicle.

In case the repair of the vehicle is taking more than ten days, then the manufacturer has to provide the consumer with a replacement vehicle allowance.

The manufacturer can sell the vehicle that is returned to him on the condition that the reason for the return must be clearly stated the new buyer. Failure to do so will amount to a violation of the statute and attract a fine.

Dispute settlement

The manufacturer may set up an alternate dispute settlement mechanism to settle any warranty disputes. He must make the consumers aware of the same at the time of the purchase.

If the above exists and the consumer is aware of it, then all the disputes will be referred here first. Only then will other provisions of this statute will be applicable for dispute settlement.

If the above fails then the consumer can file a suit in the civil court against the manufacturer for breach of warranty. The limitation period is three years from the date of purchase.

If the consumer is successful in such a suit, then he will be entitled to damages plus costs including attorney fees.

This statute does not debar the consumer form seeking a remedy under any other law for the time being in force.

The US federal law governing lemons is officially called The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, however, most American states each have their own lemon law.


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