How Much Does a Lemon Law Attorney Cost?

No statute requires one. New York's arbitration program and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles hearing process (N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law §198-a; Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613) are both open to consumers filing on their own. Counsel changes the other side's math, and the fee rule is why: 15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2) lets a court order the manufacturer to pay the consumer's attorney's fees, and New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida each have a state fee-shifting provision too. The Texas Lemon Law has no attorney-fee provision of its own. Easy Lemon works on contingency, so there is no attorney's fee unless we recover for you.

The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. §§2301-2312, is the 1975 federal law that governs written consumer-product warranties, car warranties included. Section 2302 says the terms have to be disclosed in plain language before the sale. Call a warranty "full" and it must meet §2304: repair within a reasonable time, and a refund or replacement if it can't be fixed. Under §2308, a warrantor can't disclaim implied warranties while a written warranty is in force. Then §2310(d) gives the consumer the right to sue, and §2310(d)(2) puts attorney's fees on the warrantor. It applies in every state, next to state lemon laws such as N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law §198-a and 73 Pa. Stat. §1951.

The purchase price and loan payments, plus repair costs, towing fees and rental car expenses. Taxes, registration fees and legal costs are often recoverable too.

No. Filing a Lemon Law claim has no impact on your credit score. The claim runs against the manufacturer.