ARE CARS PURCHASED AT AUTO AUCTIONS COVERED?
Yes. If you buy a used car at a retail auto auction, the auction company must be a used car dealer registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles and it must provide you with your lemon law rights. WHAT DOES THE LAW REQUIRE THE DEALER TO DO? A dealer who sells or leases you a used car is required to give you a written warranty, the terms of which are specified in the law. The warranty may be referred to at times as a lemon law warranty because it is required by the “lemon law” and must be honored by the dealer. This warranty must specify that while it is in effect the dealer or his agent will repair, free of charge, any part covered by the warranty. The dealer may elect to reimburse you for the reasonable cost of repairing any covered part. WHEN MUST THE LEMON LAW WARRANTY BE GIVEN? The dealer must give you a copy of the lemon law warranty at or before the time you sign the sales contract or lease. HOW IS THE LEMON LAW WARRANTY GIVEN? The lemon law warranty may be included in the sal
