Assistive Device State Lemon Laws
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Statutes 93 Section 107
Summary of the Law:
Who
& What is covered:
Massachusetts's statute covers any consumer who acquires
a wheel chair by purchase lease, transfer or ability to enforce
the warranty.
Consumer Remedies:
Under the statute, if a wheelchair is in for repair
4 or more times for the same defect or is out of service 30 days
or more within the warranty period, the consumer is entitled to
a replacement assistive device or a refund of the price paid. The
consumer must offer to transfer possession of the wheelchair to
the manufacturer, and the manufacturer then has 30 days to give
a refund of the price paid or a replacement wheelchair to the consumer.
Additionally, at the consumers option, any claim arising under
this statute can be submitted to alternative dispute resolution
controlled by the attorney generals office.
Resale of "lemon" wheelchairs:
Any wheelchair which is repurchased by the manufacturer
because it is a "lemon" under this statute cannot be
resold in Massachusetts without full disclosure to the consumer.
Links to State Info:
Clarke
School for the Deaf
Disabled
Persons Protection Commission
Horace
Mann School for the Deaf
Perkins
School for the Blind
Seven
Hills Disability Links for Everything
The Learning
Center for Deaf Children
