When you buy a product (we handle vehicles, boats, or similar personal property) you expect it to work as promised. A breach of warranty occurs when that promise is broken and the product fails to meet the standards promised by the warrantor or it is unable to repair the property within a reasonable period of time. Federal law, through the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, and Virginia’s law on express and implied warranties protect consumers in these situations, allowing you to recover your damages, or a refund, and legal fees.
Unlike Virginia’s Lemon Law, which applies mainly to new or used cars whose warranty went into effect less than 18 months from the date the warranty first went into effect with the original buyer/lessee, breach of warranty claims often involve older used vehicles, or other personal property outside that window. These claims focus on a seller’s failure to honor promises or provide a product that meets reasonable expectations of quality or that have not been repaired in a reasonable period of time. If a warrantor breaches their warranty, or if you’ve been sold a defective automobile that has not been repaired properly by the warrantor, The Consumer Law Group, P.C. can help you enforce your rights and recover what you’re owed.
Breach of Warranty cases can be much more complicated than the above summary and may be expensive to litigate. Thus, before deciding what to do, you should contact an attorney knowledgeable about this area of law to advise you about the strengths of your case and the expense of pursuing your case in court.
