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Understanding the Lemon Law in Los Angeles

To qualify as a lemon under the Los Angeles Lemon Law, your vehicle’s defect(s) must meet a few basic conditions.

• The defect must substantially impair the vehicle’s use, value, or safety;
• It must be covered by the manufacturer’s new vehicle warranty; AND
• The defect must still exist after you provide the manufacturer with a reasonable number of attempts to repair it.

The vehicle itself must also meet a few conditions:

• It must be purchased or leased in California in a retail transaction;
• It must be a passenger vehicle;
• It must weigh less than 10,000 lbs; AND
• It must belong to an individual or business with no more than 5 vehicles registered in California

Meet Our Los Angeles Lemon Law Attorneys

Jennifer Basola

Jennifer Basola has been representing Los Angeles clients at Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® since 2004. Basola has represented thousands of consumers in California Lemon Law, breach of warranty, and fraud claims. She has also represented consumers in hundreds of arbitrations and mediations and has been first chair in approximately 25 jury trials. Basola’s extensive experience ensures you’re in the very best hands when it comes to filing a lemon law claim in Los Angeles.

John D. Barker

John Barker is one of Krohn & Moss Ltd.’s senior-most attorneys with a focus in consumer actions. He has extensive experience in all aspects of litigating client cases including motion practice, mediation, settlement, court ordered arbitration, depositions, trial, and appeal. Since he was first admitted to practice law over 20 years ago, Barker has devoted his career to helping consumers like you. When it comes to Los Angeles lemon law cases, Barker will leave no stone unturned to ensure you receive the compensation you deserve.

Our Los Angeles Lemon Law Lawyers Represent You With No Out-of-Pocket Fees

At Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center®, we always offer free consultations to provide consumers with an honest assessment of their situation. During your consultation, we’ll review your case and verify that your vehicle qualifies as a lemon under California’s Lemon Law.

By reviewing cases before taking them on, we avoid wasting anyone’s time with false hopes of a recovery. And when we accept your case, you can feel confident about your chances of success given that more than 99% of our cases settle without the need for a trial.

If your vehicle qualifies, our Los Angeles lemon law attorneys will work to file a claim and get you the compensation you’re rightfully owed.

With free case evaluations and no out-of-pocket fees, we make it possible for anyone to stand up to car companies.

Best of all, when we prevail, the car company pays your attorney’s fees, not you. The lemon law in Los Angeles protects consumers with a fee-shifting provision. This provision holds manufacturers responsible for the consumer’s attorney’s fees. The law even forces the manufacturer to reimburse you for other fees and costs related to your lemon. These can include towing fees and rental car costs.

It only takes a few minutes to touch base with our California Lemon Law lawyers. So, if you have a lemon, don’t waste another minute of your time trying to resolve the issue by yourself. You’ve spent enough time dealing with that headache—let us fight for you!

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What to Do When You Have a Lemon in Los Angeles

If you notice a defect that’s under warranty, you should start by bringing your vehicle in to the dealer for repairs. The manufacturer must fail to fix the issue multiple times before the vehicle can be considered a lemon.

If the defect has the potential to cause death or serious injury, you can take legal action after just two failed repairs. For less dangerous defects, you’ll need to provide the manufacturer with four repair attempts. Additionally, your vehicle qualifies as a lemon if it’s been out of service for repair for more than 30 days, regardless of the number of repair attempts or the severity of the defect(s).

Regardless of how many repair attempts you’ve made, you should reach out to our Los Angeles lemon lawyers for assistance. Our experienced attorneys at Krohn & Moss, Ltd., can tell almost instantly whether the lemon law will protect you. If we think that your claim has a chance, we’ll get to work on your case with no up-front costs to you!

FREE CASE REVIEW

If you decide to move forward with a claim, we’ll handle all the paperwork for you. It helps if you have repair records and sale or lease documents, but our lawyers can track down any paperwork you don’t have.

Once we have your documents, we present your case for arbitration. In most cases, the manufacturer offers up a settlement during this stage without us needing to go to trial.

When we receive a settlement offer, we’ll review it with you. Our Los Angeles lemon law lawyers will counsel you on whether we think the offer is fair. It’s up to you to accept or reject it. If you don’t accept a settlement, our next step will be to file suit.

Keep in mind, fewer than 1% of our cases have ever gone to trial. It’s unlikely that one will be necessary in your case. Manufacturers know we stop at nothing to get you the recovery you deserve. As a result, they typically agree to settlements that satisfy our clients. But if we need to take your case to trial, we’re always ready to go the distance for our clients.