Georgia Lemon Law Attorneys
You Can Get a Cash Settlement, a Replacement Car, or a Refund with Easy Lemon
The Georgia Lemon Law (Ga. Code §10-1-780 to §10-1-795) requires manufacturers to repurchase or replace a new motor vehicle with a substantial defect after 3 repair attempts for the same defect (or 1 for serious safety defects) or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service. In Georgia, the state arbitration panel may award attorney fees to a consumer who prevails. If the manufacturer appeals and the consumer prevails in court, the recovery includes attorney fees and court costs. You pay no attorney fees unless we recover for you. Easy Lemon represents Georgia drivers at every stage.
How your Georgia claim gets built
Our lemon law work is directed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq., Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. A Georgia claim gets built on two things: the Georgia lemon law statute, and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which applies in all fifty states. Send the repair orders and the purchase or lease paperwork, and we can tell you which of the two fits your vehicle.
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Your car may be a lemon if it keeps going back to the dealer or the mechanic for the same problem. Under Georgia law, the defect must make the car unsafe, unreliable or worth much less. The manufacturer or dealer must also have failed to fix it after several tries.
The same noise, shaking or warning light keeps coming back.
The dealer has worked on it multiple times and the problem is still there.
Understanding Georgia's Lemon Law
Georgia's Lemon Law is found at Ga. Code §10-1-780 to §10-1-795 and sets the rules for defective new vehicles in the state.
How Georgia's Lemon Law Process Works
Document Your Repairs
Ask for a repair order every time you visit a Georgia dealer, even if the technician finds nothing. Under Ga. Code §10-1-780 to §10-1-795, these papers prove your repair attempts. Keep every receipt and work order.
Contact Easy Lemon
Send us your records. We check your repair history against Georgia's statute and tell you if your car qualifies as a lemon. The consultation is free, with no obligation.
We File Your Claim
We prepare the claim and handle the paperwork. This includes any notice to the manufacturer that Ga. Code §10-1-780 to §10-1-795 requires.
Manufacturer Response
If Georgia law gives the manufacturer a final repair attempt, it gets one. If the defect remains, Georgia law entitles you to relief. Most claims then move toward settlement.
Get Compensated
You receive a refund, a replacement vehicle or a cash settlement. No attorney fees unless we recover for you.
Why Choose Us for Lemon Law?
Past Results
We've recovered over $50 million for our clients by securing refunds, cash settlements, and replacements.
Client-Centered Approach
We receive positive feedback from clients we have represented.
Fee-Shift Representation
In Georgia, the state arbitration panel may award attorney fees to a consumer who prevails. If the manufacturer appeals and the consumer prevails in court, the recovery includes attorney fees and court costs. No fee unless we recover compensation.
Focused Results
We know the stress defective vehicles bring, so we simplify the process for you.
At Easy Lemon, your success is our mission. Let us simplify the process and get you the justice you deserve.
Georgia Lemon Law Results
These are actual settlements obtained by the firm, shown because we do not yet have enough resolved matters in Georgia to report state-level figures. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome; every case is different. See our recent settlements page for more.
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Results may vary. Prior outcomes do not guarantee a similar result. Each case is unique and depends on its specific facts and applicable law.
What The Manufacturer May Owe You
Refund
You get your purchase price back, including taxes and fees, minus any use deduction Georgia law allows.
Cash Settlement
You receive a payment for the unresolved defect and keep your car.
Vehicle Replacement
You get a comparable new vehicle in place of the defective one, at no extra cost.
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About the Georgia Lemon Law
Answers anchored to Ga. Code §10-1-780 to §10-1-795, the statute that governs lemon law claims in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
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If there is a state-certified arbitration program that the manufacturer offers, Georgia law says you must use it first. We will check what program applies to your specific car, and our lemon law FAQ details the steps further.
Two conditions come first: a repair history that meets Georgia's threshold, and formal notice to the manufacturer using statutory overnight delivery or certified mail with a return receipt requested. This is what the law requires. After this notice is given, the manufacturer gets 28 days to perform one final repair attempt. Timing in arbitration follows the rules of the program that applies. We will file paperwork on your behalf and submit the repair orders along with the return receipt.
The arbitration decision often binds the manufacturer. In most cases, though, consumers have the right to appeal to civil court, and deadlines for appeals differ, so you should send us that decision as soon as it arrives. If arbitration doesn't work out, either party can file a civil suit under the statute; the courts for several cities in Georgia are listed in the Statute-Cited Answers section below.
Georgia Lemon Law vs Federal Magnuson-Moss
Most Georgia cases can be brought under both statutes. We look at every case under both laws but focus on the stronger one.
Georgia's lemon law statute
The code sections that address new motor vehicles, including those on lease, are Sections 10-1-780 through 10-1-795 of Georgia law, and the application for state arbitration is due within 1 year after the lemon law rights period, which ends 24 months after they were delivered for the first time or once 24,000 miles have been driven, whichever comes first. Under this code there is a specific repair threshold: three repair attempts for the same defect (one for serious safety defects), or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service. Remedies include either a refund or a replacement, and the state arbitration panel may award attorney fees to a consumer who prevails.
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2301)
Federal law applies to warranties that accompany new cars and also applies to used cars when they carry written warranties, so even if something is not covered by Georgia lemon law, which covers only a specific time frame, the federal law can still cover defects while the warranty lasts. This law allows for a reasonable number of repair attempts before the owner can seek a remedy. Fees fall under 15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2), and you can sue in federal court (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(1)) if the total amount at stake is over $50,000.
Georgia Lemon Law: Statute-Cited Answers
How attorneys calculate the buyback offset in Georgia
Under Ga. Code §10-1-780 to §10-1-795, refunds subtract a reasonable use offset from the purchase price. Often, this is calculated as miles driven divided by the useful life of the vehicle (usually 100,000 to 120,000 miles), times the purchase price. The divisor affects how much you get refunded; smaller divisors mean a larger deduction. So we check the manufacturer's calculation carefully before anything is signed.
When Volkswagen bought back a 2024 Volkswagen Taos from our client in Georgia, it returned the total purchase price, taxes, registration fees and finance charges, minus the statutory offset for mileage. Attorney fees are not part of that buyback price.
Moving from arbitration to a Georgia court
Usually, cases go to the county where the owner lives or the county where the car was sold. The Superior Court there handles general civil trials. Federal court is another option for filing a Magnuson-Moss claim if it meets the federal dollar threshold (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(1)). Here are some examples of cities where this plays out:
- Atlanta: Superior Court of Fulton County (Atlanta Judicial Circuit) or Superior Court of DeKalb County (DeKalb Judicial Circuit), since parts of the city lie in each
- Sandy Springs and Alpharetta: Superior Court of Fulton County
- Savannah: Superior Court of Chatham County, Eastern Judicial Circuit
- Valdosta: Superior Court of Lowndes County, Southern Judicial Circuit
Georgia also has a lower court that deals with civil cases involving smaller sums of money. Cases can therefore be filed in different courts depending on the amount in dispute and the specifics of each case; the warranty issues involved and the relevant law also determine which court hears the case.
Warranty laws that reach past the lemon law
Under the UCC, implied warranties apply broadly, including for used cars and other items sold by merchants. These implied warranties are part of Georgia's commercial code. For sales of goods by merchants, the warranty of merchantability under UCC §2-314 applies. This warranty sets a lower bar than the lemon law, which requires a defect that substantially impairs the car. UCC §2-315 deals with warranties of fitness for a particular purpose if the buyer relies on the seller's advice for something specific like towing.
Serving Drivers Across All of Georgia
Easy Lemon represents Georgia consumers from Atlanta to Savannah and across all 159 counties. We handle Ga. Code §10-1-780 to §10-1-795 cases remotely, regardless of city or county.
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