Assistive Device State Lemon Laws
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Statutes 73 P S Section 2232
Summary of the Law:
Who
& What is covered:
Pennsylvania'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.
Resale of "lemon" wheelchairs:
Any wheel chair which is repurchased by the manufacturer
because it is a "lemon" under this statute cannot be
resold in Pennsylvania without full disclosure to the consumer.
Links to State Info:
Arc
of Pennsylvania
DePaul
Institute for Speech, Hearing, and Language Impaired, Pittsburgh
Overbrook
School for the Blind
School
for the Deaf
Scranton
State School for the Deaf
Self
Help for Hard of Hearing People, Pittsburgh
St.
Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments
State
Disabilities Council
Transportation
Advocacy
Tri
County Patriots for Independent Living
Western
School for the Blind (Pittsburgh)
Western
School for the Deaf (Pittsburgh)
