Hopefully, you haven’t or won’t ever experience this but, occasionally, a consumer may purchase a vehicle that is referred to as a “Lemon”. Generally, we define such a vehicle as having a material non-conforming defect which prevents you, the buyer, from enjoying its benefits and/or a defect at the time of the sale which significantly impacts the vehicle’s resale value. In order to qualify as a lemon under most state laws, the car must (1) have a substantial defect, importantly, covered by the warranty that occurred within a certain period of time or number of miles after the vehicle’s purchase, and (2) not be fixed after a reasonable number of repair attempts. Ohio, Kentucky and other jurisdictions have Lemon laws which, while they may slightly differ, afford the consumer significant and similar relief. Our firm handles these cases. The first thing we ask every caller who inquires is whether it involves a new car because lemon laws, at least in Ohio and Kentucky, apply only to NEW vehicles. A new vehicle is typically defined under most state laws as one that has never been titled and which comes directly to the selling dealer from the factory. Significantly, this definition will also allow for the inclusion of demo models because, even a demo, has not been previously titled. If your vehicle qualifies as a Lemon, under these laws, you will be eligible to have the manufacturer replace the vehicle with an equivalent model or refund everything you’ve paid such that you will be made financially whole and restored to the time prior to your purchase.