The lemon law in New York provides a remedy for customers that have had problems with their vehicles despite the number of times that these have been brought in for repairs. The manufacturer is also held liable if the car sold does not conform to the terms of the written warranty.
In New York, this covers new and used cars including demos under 4 conditions.
1. First, the car was covered by the manufacturers new warranty at the time it was delivered to the owner.
2. The car was purchased, leased or transferred within the first 18,000 miles or two year from the original date of delivery.
3. The car should be purchased, leased or transferred in New York and presently registered there.
4. The vehicle is primarily used for personal purposes. The definition of personal includes using the car to do household errands, drive to and from work. You can however use this for business and still be covered under the lemon law as long as personal use is predominant.
Just like the state of California, New York allows motor homes to be covered under this law except to other items like the appliances, fixtures, systems and other parts that are...