LEMON LAW DEMAND LETTER
To: [Manufacturer/Distributor/Dealer Name, Address, Email]
From: [Consumer/Attorney]
Date: [DATE]
Vehicle/Product: [Year/Make/Model/VIN/Serial]
Purchase/Lease Date: [DATE]; Mileage/Usage at Delivery: [###]
1. DEFECTS AND REPAIR HISTORY
- Defect(s): [List].
- Repair attempts: [Dates, dealer/service center, RO numbers, days out of service].
- Current mileage/usage: [###]; days out of service total: [###].
2. LEGAL BASIS
- State lemon law [cite statute] triggered because [X repair attempts / Y days out of service within first Z months/years].
- Nonconformity substantially impairs use, value, or safety; persists despite reasonable repair opportunities.
3. DEMAND FOR RELIEF
- Election: [Repurchase / Replacement].
- Repurchase calculation:
- Purchase/lease price: [$]
- Taxes/fees/add-ons: [$]
- Incidental/consequential damages (towing, rental, etc.): [$]
- Less mileage/use offset per statute: [$ formula]
- Total demanded: [$]
- Alternative: Replacement with comparable vehicle/product [specify] plus refund of incidental/consequential damages.
4. RESPONSE DEADLINE
- Please provide written agreement to repurchase/replace and payment arrangements within [30] days of this letter as required by [state statute or case law]. Time is of the essence.
5. PRESERVATION AND ADR
- If arbitration/BBB required by statute, demand initiation [invoke if applicable].
- Preserve all relevant records. Communications through undersigned.
6. ATTACHMENTS
- Exhibit A: Purchase/lease agreement.
- Exhibit B: Repair orders/invoices.
- Exhibit C: Towing/rental receipts.
- Exhibit D: Correspondence with manufacturer/dealer.
- Exhibit E: Proof of notice (if prior notices sent).
Signed:
[Name/Attorney]
[Address/Email/Phone]