Sour Taste Over Lemon Laws For Non-Traditional
Motor Vehicle Owners
Author: Earl Powers

Do you have a motor home, all-terrain vehicle, tractor,
motorcycle or any other motorized transportation with less than
four wheels? Did you buy it brand new only to find out it is a
dud, something like a car lemon? Your rights as a consumer when
it comes to the lemon law and its interpretation depends on
which state you live in. Nope, it is not the state of denial,
which is what you would like to live in after spending all that
money, only to get a dud vehicle!

Let's look at the lemon law Florida has passed through
legislature. Their lemon law only covers new vehicles bought or
leased. The vehicle use must be for private or personal use and
does not include any vehicles ridden off road or any vehicles
less than four wheels. And the lemon law California has does
not take into account the off-road vehicles and other modes of
transportation other than a new vehicle with four wheels.
However, motor home chassis are covered, but not the body.

If you live in Texas, however, you can enjoy one of the most
liberal lemon laws in the United States. Recreational modes of
transportation like three or four wheelers, motorcycles, motor
homes, cars, trucks and vans are all covered as long as they
are new vehicles. No used car lemons or the like are
considered. Other states are a bit more liberal in their
interpretation of these laws. New Hampshire is one of them as
is New Mexico and North Carolina.

Other states typically cover new cars, small trucks and vans in
their car lemon law. Some are conditional when it comes to
recreational vehicles, motorcycles and motor homes. For
instance, the state of Illinois covers recreational vehicles
under their lemon law but not motorcycles. In New Jersey
however, they do cover motorcycles and even motor homes. Ohio
covers motorcycles as does Washington.

Depending on where you live, you will probably want to consult
with one or two lemon law attorneys to interpret the law for
you. Because some states just mention any motorized mode of
transportation that you use for family or personal use that
leaves the field wide open to speculation. What is interpreted
as a motorized vehicle? Each state will probably have a
different answer. Virginia, Wyoming, Oregon, Maine and
Minnesota have more general interpretations than most.

You could be a retiree with a brand new motor home, ready to
hit the open roads of the United States. Or you could be a
farmer or rancher that used tractors and recreational vehicles
like a four-wheeler for farm work. Maybe you are a motorcycle
rider trying to save on gas or you ride a moped around your
college town. No matter what the circumstance, brush up on the
lemon laws your state has or consult with lemon law lawyers if
you are having difficulties with your new mode of
transportation. Remember your rights will vary depending on
where you reside.


About The Author: Earl Powers, US Lawyer and Lemon Vehicle
expert at Aquest Group LLC ( http://www.lemon-vehicle.com )
publishes other articles related to Lemon Vehicle at
http://www.the-lemon-law.com and
http://www.free-car-lemon-check.com