Lemon Law Attorneys · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Lemon Law Attorneys

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Your Florida lemon law attorney

Admitted in Florida, 1997 · The Florida Bar No. 112240

Ron Kaniuk is our Florida managing partner. Admitted in Florida in 1997, Florida Bar No. 112240, with a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law in 1996. Florida runs on a hard clock. The manufacturer gets one final repair attempt after written notice, and when you prevail it pays your attorney fees under Fla. Stat. §681.112.

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Florida Lemon Law Thresholds

✓ 3 repair attempts for the same defect, plus a final repair attempt after written notice
✓ 30 cumulative calendar days (60 days for recreational vehicles) out of service
✓ Filing deadline: Within 60 days after the end of the 24-month Lemon Law rights period

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Fort Lauderdale Lemon Law

Fort Lauderdale Lemon Law Basics

A Fort Lauderdale car is judged against Florida's statute, Fla. Stat. §681.10 to §681.118, and that law covers new or demonstrator motor vehicles purchased or leased in Florida, primarily for personal, family, or household use. So the first question is coverage, and the second is whether your repair orders reach one of the repair limits in the box above. If they do, and the defect is still there and the deadline has not run out, you may have a claim. The statute text, the filing deadlines and how used cars are treated are all on our Florida Lemon Law Attorneys page.

Broken down lemon car in Fort Lauderdale, Florida — Lemon Law Attorney

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Step by Step

How a Fort Lauderdale Lemon Law Claim Works

This is what happens after you call us from Fort Lauderdale.

Document Your Repairs

Keep every repair order from your Fort Lauderdale dealership, even the short ones. FL lemon law needs written proof of each repair attempt, and those papers are the proof.

Free Case Evaluation

We read your repair history against the Florida statute and tell you whether the car qualifies. The review costs nothing, and there are no attorney's fees unless we recover for you.

We File the Claim

We write and send the paperwork, including any written notice to the manufacturer that FL law requires. We deal with the manufacturer for you.

You Get Compensated

The case ends with a refund, a replacement vehicle or a cash settlement. There are no attorney's fees unless we recover for you.

Florida Settlements

Easy Lemon Cases Resolved in Florida

These are Florida matters the firm handled, not cases from Fort Lauderdale specifically. Every case is different; prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Vehicle

2024 Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Resolution

Buyback

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Vehicle

2024 GMC Hummer EV

Resolution

Vehicle Buyback

12 repair visits | 66 days out of service

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Vehicle

2023 Jeep Wrangler

Resolution

$13,000

6 repair visits | 83 days out of service

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*Results vary. Prior outcomes do not predict future success. Amounts shown are actual case resolutions. Easy Lemon® by Rockpoint Law P.C.

Fla. Stat. §681.10 to §681.118

Is Your Fort Lauderdale Car a Lemon? Florida's 3-Step Test

Does the Defect Substantially Impair Use, Value, or Safety?

Under Florida law, the defect has to substantially impair the vehicle's use, value, or safety. These defects came up in Easy Lemon's own Florida cases:

⚠️2020 Kia Niro: Recurring Refill Inverter Coolant dash warning
⚠️2024 Rivian R1S: Airbag warning system randomly toggling on/off
⚠️2023 Jeep Wagoneer: Catastrophic engine failure
⚠️2024 GMC Hummer EV: Recurring rear hatch / power liftgate failure to open and latch

Have You Met the Repair Attempt Threshold?

In Florida the test is 3 repair attempts for the same defect, plus a final repair attempt after written notice, or 30 cumulative calendar days (60 days for recreational vehicles) out of service, as long as the claim is brought within the deadline in step 3. Count the visits on your repair orders to see where you stand.

Did It Happen Within the Rights Period?

In Florida the deadline is 60 days after the end of the 24-month Lemon Law rights period. We check it against the delivery date on your contract and the dates on your repair orders.

If you are not sure about your dates, call us. The consultation is free. 📞 (855) 435-3666

If you are past the deadline, call us anyway. We may still be able to help.

Broward County

Court and Venue in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale is in Broward County. Broward County's general civil trial court is the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. Florida also has a lower court for smaller civil claims, so the amount in dispute can change where a case is filed. Which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.

The Florida lemon law is Fla. Stat. §681.10 to §681.118. Written notice to the manufacturer goes by registered or express mail, not certified mail (Fla. Stat. §681.104(1)(a)), and the manufacturer then gets a final repair attempt. The claim must first go through the Florida New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board.

The repair test in the statute is 3 repair attempts for the same defect, plus a final repair attempt after written notice, or 30 cumulative calendar days (60 days for recreational vehicles) with the vehicle out of service. The statutory remedy is a replacement vehicle or a refund of the purchase price (minus a reasonable offset for use). Under the statute, a consumer who prevails can recover attorney fees from the manufacturer.

Sources: Florida Courts, Trial Courts - Circuit; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 place-by-county file. Court names checked September 26, 2026.

NHTSA Recalls

Recent Recalls for Makes in Our Florida Cases

NHTSA recall records are national, not filed by state. These are the newest recalls for the makes (Jeep, Kia, GMC, Rivian, Mercedes-Benz) that appear in the Florida matters the firm has resolved.

Rivian Automotive, LLC · Sep 29, 2026

Improperly Tightened High Voltage Fastener May Cause a Loss of Drive Power

Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NHTSA campaign 26V625000 (manufacturer FSAM-1888).

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General Motors, LLC · Sep 24, 2026

Window Automatic Reversal System Malfunction/FMVSS 118

Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NHTSA campaign 26V612000 (manufacturer N262567230).

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General Motors, LLC · Sep 24, 2026

Air Bag Inflator Endcap May Detach

Component: AIR BAGS. NHTSA campaign 26V611000 (manufacturer N262569920).

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Full list, updated from NHTSA: easylemon.com/recalls. A recall alone is not a lemon law claim; unrepaired defects after reasonable attempts are.

Browse by Vehicle Brand

Filing in Florida for One of These Brands?

Brand-specific Florida Lemon Law playbooks: statute citations, recall coverage, manufacturer notice procedure, and defect patterns most common in Florida operating conditions.

Chevrolet

Silverado · Tahoe · Suburban · Equinox · Bolt EV

Jeep

Wrangler · Grand Cherokee · Wagoneer · Gladiator

Ram

Ram 1500 · 2500 · 3500 · ProMaster · TRX

Dodge

Charger · Challenger · Durango · Hornet · Daytona EV

Volkswagen

Atlas · Tiguan · Taos · ID.4 · Jetta · ID. Buzz

What the Statute Says

Florida Lemon Law - Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act: The Rules That Decide a Fort Lauderdale Claim

Beyond the repair test, the arbitration rule and the deadline, which are all in Court and Venue above, Florida law has some provisions of its own.

Notable provisions of Florida Lemon Law - Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act

Florida uses a state-run arbitration board (not manufacturer-run). After 15 cumulative days out of service the consumer must notify the manufacturer in writing; the 30-day figure is what raises the presumption of a reasonable number of repair attempts. Covers vehicles within the Lemon Law rights period (24 months from delivery).

Your Team

Meet Your Florida Team

Ron Kaniuk, Esq., Florida Managing Partner

Admitted in Florida, 1997 · The Florida Bar No. 112240

Florida-licensed attorney, admitted to The Florida Bar in 1997. Handles Florida lemon law matters for Easy Lemon clients. J.D., St. John’s University School of Law.

Service Area

Serving Fort Lauderdale & Surrounding Florida Communities

📍 Fort Lauderdale Neighborhoods

We take cases from Las Olas, Victoria Park, Wilton Manors, Rio Vista and Coral Ridge.

🏖️ Broward County

Nearby: Hollywood, Plantation, Davie, Oakland Park and Pompano Beach.

Your Rights Under FL Law

What The Manufacturer Owes You

Under the statute, the remedies open to Florida drivers are replacement vehicle or a refund of the purchase price (minus a reasonable offset for use). If your Fort Lauderdale car qualifies under FL law, the case usually ends in one of the three ways below.

Refund

You return the car and the manufacturer pays back the price, taxes, registration fees and finance charges, minus a reasonable use offset.

Replacement Vehicle

The manufacturer replaces the car with a comparable new one at its own cost.

Cash Settlement

You keep the car and receive a payment for its lost value. That payment is negotiated. The statute does not list it.

Have Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

The answers below are based on Florida law and on the paperwork Fort Lauderdale drivers usually send us.

PROCESS & TIMELINE

Most of the Florida cases we handle settle at the written-demand stage, without a lawsuit. How long that takes depends on your repair history and on the manufacturer. The Florida filing deadline is within 60 days after the end of the 24-month Lemon Law rights period.

Bring the repair orders from your Fort Lauderdale dealer, your purchase or lease contract and your warranty booklet. Of the three, the repair orders carry the case. Each one shows the date, the mileage and what the service department did or did not fix. If a few are missing, ask the service desk for copies.

Usually not. Most lemon law cases we handle for Fort Lauderdale drivers settle with the manufacturer before a lawsuit is filed. On arbitration, the Florida rule is: must first go through the Florida New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board. We prepare that filing for you.

ELIGIBILITY

It may. Under Fla. Stat. §681.10 to §681.118, your Fort Lauderdale car can qualify if a defect covered by the warranty is still there after 3 repair attempts for the same defect, plus a final repair attempt after written notice, or 30 cumulative calendar days (60 days for recreational vehicles) out of service. The statute covers new or demonstrator motor vehicles purchased or leased in Florida, primarily for personal, family, or household use.

Fla. Stat. §681.10 to §681.118 covers new or demonstrator motor vehicles purchased or leased in Florida, primarily for personal, family, or household use. If you bought used, send the paperwork anyway, including any written warranty that came with the car.

ATTORNEY & TRUST

You will have one assigned attorney and a direct line. You get a copy of every letter we send and a note whenever the manufacturer responds. We first check your repair history against Fla. Stat. §681.10 to §681.118. Then written notice goes to the manufacturer, and we demand the statutory remedy, replacement vehicle or a refund of the purchase price (minus a reasonable offset for use). Most cases settle at that stage. If a case does not settle, we take the next formal step that Florida law requires.

Client Testimonials

What Our Clients Are Saying

Easy Lemon has handled 3,000+ lemon law cases^‡, recovering over $50 million^** for clients.

“I had a good experience with Easy lemon. I had bought a used truck that had transmission issues before I even got it home. After a year of the dealership giving me the runaround, I reached out to Easy Lemon. It was a drawn out process dealing with the vehicle manufacturer. We got it done and I am happy with the results. Thanks to Vanessa, Antonio, Fabio, and the rest of the team that made this possible.”

Nick Martinez

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“Great experience working with Easy Lemon. They kept me informed throughout the entire process and were always available to answer my questions. Any concerns I had were addressed promptly and professionally. The team was knowledgeable, responsive, and made what could have been a stressful situation much easier to navigate. I would definitely recommend Easy Lemon to anyone looking for legal assistance.”

Michael Landis

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“Working with Easy Lemon could not have been easier, I honestly wish I knew about them when I’ve had trouble with a car several years ago. Communication with them was always quick, clear, and they made sure I understood everything/next steps. They were able to get me my best case scenario outcome!”