Loyola Consumer Law Review Volume 11 | Issue 1 Article 5 1998 State Lemon Law Coverage Terms: Dissecting the Differences Philip R. Nowicki PhD. Executive Dir. Of the International Assoc. of Lemon Law Administrators Follow this and additional works at: http://lawecommons.luc.edu/lclr Part of the Consumer Protection Law Commons Recommended Citation Philip R. Nowicki PhD. State Lemon Law Coverage Terms: Dissecting the Differences, 11 Loy. Consumer L. Rev. 39 (1998). Available at: http://lawecommons.luc.edu/lclr/vol11/iss1/5 This Feature Article is brought to you for free and open access by LAW eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Loyola Consumer Law Review by an authorized administrator of LAW eCommons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. State Lemon Law Coverage Terms: Dissecting the Differences by Philip R. Nowicki, Ph.D. State "lemon laws" provide consumers statutory protection against The author did his doctoral defects when purchasing vehicles. dissertationon lemon laws in 1987 Attorneys and consumers should be at the Syracuse University Maxwell aware of the fact that state "lemon School of Citizenship & Public laws" differ significantly from state to Affairs. From 1988-96, he served as state. Uninformed consumers, Executive Directorof the Lemon Law unaware of the differences in state ArbitrationProgram in the Florida lemon laws, may inadvertently Office of the Attorney General. He relinquish critical statutory protections has drafted model lemon law across state when purchasing vehicles legislationfor the Council of State lines. Governments in 1988 and the This article analyzes the lemon law coverage terms in effect July 1, 1997, in National Conference of State all 50 states as well as the District of Legislatures in 1990.