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Miramar Lemon Law

Miramar Lemon Law Attorney

RockPoint Law handles lemon law claims as its core practice. If you live in Miramar and your new car keeps going back to the dealer for the same fault, maybe a transmission that hesitates every time you merge onto I-75, or a dashboard screen that goes dark halfway down Miramar Parkway, Florida law gives you a way to hand it back.

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Three quick questions. No cost, no obligation.

  1. The year and make of your vehicle
  2. What the dealer has already tried
  3. How to reach you, and we review it
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Sending this does not create an attorney-client relationship. A case evaluation is a first step, not legal representation.

Before anyone can sue, the claim goes through arbitration: the Attorney General's board, and for many brands a manufacturer program first. The filing deadline is 60 days after your 24-month rights period ends. We don't have an office in Miramar. Our Florida office is in Brickell, about 17 miles south, and a claim can be handled by phone, email and video.

  • Two counties where an appeal can land
  • 24 months from delivery
  • No fee unless we recover
Key facts

Miramar lemon law at a glance

Miramar sits on the Broward side of the Miami-Dade line, and many of its drivers commute, work and buy across it. These are the figures and rules that matter most here, in the order a claim meets them.

Key facts for a Miramar lemon law claim under Chapter 681, Florida Statutes
Key figureWhat it meansWhere it comes from
Personal usewho counts as a consumerChapter 681 protects the buyer or lessee of a vehicle "primarily used for personal, family, or household purposes."Sec. 681.102(4)
10,000 lbweight ceilingTrucks over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight are outside the chapter, however they're used.Sec. 681.102(14)
Calendar dayseverywhere"Days" means calendar days, so weekends at the dealer count toward the 30.Sec. 681.102(5)
15, then 30days out of serviceWritten notice at 15 cumulative days, one more chance for the manufacturer, and the presumption at 30.Sec. 681.104(1)(b), (3)(b)
60 daysto request arbitrationThe Board request is due within 60 days after the 24 months end, or 30 days after a certified program's final action if later.Sec. 681.109(4)
30 + 30days to fix a formAn incomplete request comes back with 30 days to cure it, plus 30 more for a reasonable explanation.AG Request for Arbitration instructions
Englishat the hearingBoard hearings "are conducted in English." You testify under oath, and the manufacturer's side may question you.AG hearings page
Broward or Miami-Dadeappeal venueAn appeal can be filed where you live, where you got the car, or where the hearing was held.Sec. 681.1095(10); Sec. 26.021
Mixed usestill a consumer productUnder federal warranty law, cars used for both personal and commercial purposes are consumer products.16 C.F.R. 700.1(a)
The Short Answer

What is the lemon law in Miramar?

Miramar drivers are covered by Florida's lemon law, Chapter 681 of the Florida Statutes. It applies to a new or demonstrator vehicle sold in Florida, and to many leases. When a defect that substantially impairs the car's use, value or safety is reported inside the first 24 months and the manufacturer can't fix it after three repairs and a final attempt, or the car spends 30 days in the shop, the manufacturer must buy it back or replace it, and the choice of a refund is yours. Claims go to the Florida New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board, which the Attorney General runs.

Nothing about the rules changes at the city line. Section 681.116 says the chapter preempts any county or municipal ordinance on vehicle warranty rights, so Miramar and Broward County can't add to it or take from it. What changes is practical: buying in one county and living in another, piling highway miles onto a commute, or using one vehicle for family life and for work. Each can change how a claim runs.

One detail most buyers never notice: your purchase or lease contract probably shows a $2 charge. Section 681.117 has the dealer collect it on every new sale or lease and send it to the Motor Vehicle Warranty Trust Fund at the Department of Legal Affairs, which pays for enforcing the chapter. You've already paid toward the system you may now need.

The dates that decide a Miramar claim

Every date below is a calendar count, because section 681.102(5) defines days that way:

  • day one is delivery: the rights period ends 24 months after the vehicle was first delivered, and mileage plays no part;
  • report the defect inside those 24 months. Repairs can finish later, but the first report has to fall inside;
  • certified-program brands file with the program no later than 60 days after the 24 months end;
  • the Board: the request is due within 60 days after the 24 months end, or 30 days after the program's final action if later;
  • court: within a year of the end of the rights period, or of the program's, department's or Board's final action.

The Attorney General's filing note is direct: when the arbitration deadline passes, you lose your Lemon Law arbitration rights. Mailing a copy of the defect notification form to its office doesn't count as filing.

Two routes show the manufacturer has had enough chances, both in section 681.104(3). Repairs: the same defect worked on at least three times, a letter to the manufacturer, and a failed final attempt. Time: 30 days out of service in total for one or more defects, a letter once it reached 15, and one more chance for the manufacturer. Florida has no separate safety shortcut. A brake or steering fault follows the same two routes.

Before you file anywhere, find out who built the car and whether that company runs a certified program. For many brands it does, and section 681.108(1) sends you there first. Our guides on how to file a lemon law claim and the lemon law glossary cover the paperwork and the terms.

Eligibility

What qualifies for the lemon law in Miramar?

Four questions decide most Florida claims: is the repair count there, are the days there, are you in the right forum, and are you inside the time limits. The defect also has to be real. Section 681.102(15) covers a defect or condition that substantially impairs use, value or safety, and leaves out damage from an accident, abuse, neglect, or changes by someone other than the manufacturer or its agent.

In Miramar there's often a fifth question, about how the vehicle is used. That one comes up in the process steps below. Each card here has a Miramar example and a self-check.

Three Repairs and a Final Attempt

The same nonconformity has been repaired three times and is still there. Next you write to the manufacturer by registered or express mail. Once it has the letter, it has 10 days to respond and direct you to a reasonably accessible repair facility, then 10 days from drop-off to fix the car. If it misses either window, section 681.104(1)(a) drops the final-attempt requirement.

A Miramar example A crossover bought on Pines Boulevard goes back three times for a transmission that shudders when it shifts, then a registered letter goes to the manufacturer's regional office and a fourth visit fails to fix it

Thirty Days in the Shop

Add up every day the car was out of service for repair of a defect. The days don't have to be for the same defect. At 30 days the second route opens, as long as you wrote to the manufacturer when the count reached 15 and it then had at least one chance to inspect or repair. The statute takes out routine maintenance listed in the owner's manual, and Rule 2-30.001(2)(c) also leaves out repairs of minor defects and of defects first reported after the 24 months. A flood, fire or natural disaster that makes repairs unavailable can lengthen the 30-day period.

A Miramar example Eight days for a fuel-system fault, nine for a power liftgate that won't latch, a letter at day 17, then a third visit that pushes the total past 30

The Program Before the Board

Some manufacturers run a dispute program the Attorney General has certified. If yours does and told you in writing how to use it, you file there first. The current list, provisionally extended to October 31, 2026, has BBB Auto Line for Ford, GM, Hyundai and Genesis, Kia, Mazda, Nissan and Infiniti, Volkswagen, Audi and Bentley; NCDS for Toyota and Lexus, plus Honda, Acura and Tesla bought new on or after November 1, 2022; and CAP Motors for Porsche. Any other brand goes straight to the Board.

A Miramar example A Nissan bought in Pembroke Pines goes to BBB Auto Line first. A Jeep can go directly to the state Board, because its maker isn't on the certified list

Twenty-Four Months, Any Mileage

The rights period runs 24 months from delivery with no mileage limit, which helps anyone commuting from western Miramar to downtown Miami or Fort Lauderdale every weekday. Report the defect before the 24 months end. The arbitration request is then due within 60 days, or 30 days after a certified program finishes, whichever falls later.

A Miramar example A sedan delivered on June 2, 2025, with 41,000 miles on it by spring 2027 is still inside the rights period until June 2, 2027, and its Board deadline falls 60 days after that

"No problem found" still gets a repair order

Each test is proved on paper, and Florida makes the dealer supply it. Section 681.103(4) requires a fully itemized, legible repair order every time the car comes back from a warranty visit: the problem you reported, any diagnosis, any test drive, the work done, the odometer reading and the dates in and out.

Check the order before you leave the service lane. A vague line such as "checked, no problem found" still counts as a visit, and you're entitled to the paper for it.

Can't tell which card your repair history fits? Send it over and we'll tell you where it stands.

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Where your case is heard

Where is a Miramar lemon law claim heard?

Miramar sits on the Broward side of the county line with Miami-Dade right there to the south, and if you bought on one side and live on the other, the arbitration runs the same way regardless, though if the case ever reaches a courtroom the line can matter.

Screened in Tallahassee First

Every Request for Arbitration goes to the Attorney General's screening unit at the Capitol in Tallahassee, by mail or as an emailed PDF, and the date stamp becomes your filing date. A first eligibility decision is made within 20 days, and the cases that are approved are then directed to a regional office for scheduling.

A Panel of Three Decides

Under section 681.1095, three Board members hear the case and a majority decides. Members can't work for a manufacturer or a franchised dealer, and each region must include someone with vehicle mechanics expertise. The Board aims to hear the case within 40 days of approval and decide within 60. A continuance you ask for waives those limits.

Appeal Where You Live, or Where You Bought

Either side can appeal within 30 days of receiving the written decision, and the appeal is a trial de novo. Section 681.1095(10) lets the petition go to the county where you live, where you got the car, or where the hearing was held. For a Miramar owner that's Broward's Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, and, if the car came from a Miami-Dade dealership, the Eleventh as well, under section 26.021.

The Hearing Is in English

The Attorney General says Board hearings "are conducted in English." You testify under oath, and whoever appears for the manufacturer may question you. The hearing itself is informal and courtroom rules of evidence don't apply, and the Board may also inspect or test-drive the car.

If the case goes to a Broward courthouse

A Broward appeal goes to the circuit court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. Our Fort Lauderdale lemon law page covers the Broward courts and hearing logistics in detail, and our Miami lemon law page covers Miami-Dade's. The appealing side has to send the Attorney General a copy of the petition within 7 days.

There are a few rules that hold whichever county you end up choosing. Section 681.113 keeps the selling dealer out of the case unless it gave you a written warranty of its own, so the dealership on Pines Boulevard or State Road 7 isn't your opponent. Section 681.115 voids any agreement that waives your rights under the chapter, and any clause requiring you to keep a settlement's terms secret as a condition of it.

After the decision: the 40 days, fines, and bad-faith appeals

The decision is delivered in writing, with findings of fact and reasons, through a method that confirms delivery. If you win and nobody appeals, the manufacturer has 40 days from receiving it to deliver the refund or an acceptable replacement. If it neither complies nor appeals, the department can ask the circuit court for a fine of up to $1,000 a day, capped at twice the purchase price, under section 681.1095(10).

If the manufacturer appeals and the court upholds your award, section 681.1095(13) adds the attorney's fees you spent confirming it, your costs, and $25 a day past the 40. A bad-faith appeal doubles the total award, and the court may triple it. If the department rejects your dispute at screening, section 681.109(7) lets you sue instead, and the rejection can be used as evidence.

Federal warranty claims and where they can be filed

The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act reaches written warranties without Florida's 24-month limit or its vehicle-type exclusions, and 15 U.S.C. section 2310(d)(2) lets a consumer who finally prevails recover costs and attorney's fees based on actual time spent. A claim can go to federal court only when $50,000 is in controversy across every claim in the suit. Broward and Miami-Dade are both in the Southern District of Florida, and 28 U.S.C. section 89(c) lists Fort Lauderdale and Miami among the places that court sits.

None of that skips the state route for a new car: section 681.1095(4) requires a lemon law dispute to go to the department first. And section 681.111 treats a manufacturer's violation of the chapter as an unfair or deceptive trade practice under Florida's consumer protection law.

If someone tells you a Florida claim is simply "three strikes and they take it back," go ahead and ask them about the letter and the final attempt and the certified program and the 60 days, and see what they say. Our guide to how the lemon law works covers the basics.

Unsure whether you're still inside the Florida deadline? That's the first thing we check, free.

  • Have your purchase or lease paperwork handy, since its delivery date is day one of the 24 months.
  • Bring every repair order, with the dates in and out and the odometer readings.
  • If you've already written to the manufacturer, bring the letter and the mail receipt along too.
  • Tell us where you bought the car and where you live, because for a Miramar owner those can be two different counties.
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A Miramar driver at home on the phone while a Florida Request for Arbitration is assembled for the Attorney General
You Stay Put

A Miramar claim runs from your kitchen table

Nothing about a Florida filing requires a trip down the Turnpike, and the Request for Arbitration goes to Tallahassee by mail or by email as a PDF. The e-filing rules allow PDF files only, no larger than 8 megabytes, with no photos, video or audio, and the case name or number in the subject line. Screening happens on paper, and a manufacturer can settle with you before the hearing ever comes around.

We collect the repair orders and check each one for dates and mileage and write the registered letter to the manufacturer, and we confirm which forum comes first and file on time and get you ready for the hearing, so the call that starts it is really the only part that has to come from you.

How It Works

How long does a Miramar lemon law case take?

Before you ever file anything, a Florida claim asks more of you than a lot of states do, because there's a letter and then one last repair attempt and then for many brands a manufacturer program you have to go through first. And once the request is in, an incomplete form is the most common way to lose time, which is why what's shown here is the screening clock for when the Attorney General sends a form back to you. If you'd like each document in detail, there's our guide to how to file a lemon law claim.

  1. Day 0Your Request for Arbitration arrives and is date-stamped. That is your filing date
  2. Day 20Latest day for the first eligibility decision. An incomplete form comes back to you
  3. Day 50Last day to supply the missing information, when the form came back on Day 20 (30 days)
  4. Day 80Last day if you've given a reasonable explanation for the delay (30 more). After that the claim is rejected

Confirm the Vehicle and the Use Are Covered

Chapter 681 protects a new or demonstrator vehicle sold in Florida, and a lease of a year or more where you're responsible for repairs, or a lease-purchase. It leaves out trucks over 10,000 pounds, off-road vehicles, motorcycles, mopeds, electric bicycles and an RV's living areas, under section 681.102(14). In Miramar there's one more thing to check, and that's whether the vehicle is primarily used for personal, family or household purposes. A work van that's registered to a business may fall outside, so it's worth looking at before anything else.

Collect a Repair Order From Every Visit

Every warranty visit should produce its own order under section 681.103(4): what you reported, any diagnosis, any test drive and roughly how far it went, parts and labor, the mileage and date on arrival, and the date the work was finished. The Attorney General also advises noting when you dropped the car off and when you were told it was ready, and those little notes are what turn a stack of visits into a day count later on.

Notify the Manufacturer, Not the Dealer

After the third repair, or once the car has been out of service for 15 days, write to the manufacturer at the regional address section 681.103(2) makes it print in the warranty or owner's manual. The Attorney General's optional defect notification form works for this, and you keep one copy and send one to the manufacturer by registered or express mail with a return receipt and mail the third to the Lemon Law Research Unit. That form doesn't start a claim.

File in the Right Order, Before the 60 Days Run Out

If your brand has a certified program, you file there first. If it hasn't decided within 40 days, or you disagree with the result or how it was carried out, apply to the Board. If it doesn't have one, you send the Request for Arbitration straight to the Attorney General. If the claim is rejected for an incomplete form, the time to request arbitration resumes running from the day the rejection notice is mailed, so a new form has to go in quickly.

The Hearing, the Decision, and the 40 Days

A three-member panel hears the case on a weekday, in English and under oath, and it usually decides first whether the car is a lemon and only after that gets to refund or replacement and how much. The panel often announces its decision right at the end, and the written version comes after that. If you win, the manufacturer has 40 days to comply. Either party has 30 days to appeal, and for a Miramar owner, the appeal can be heard in Broward or, if the car was purchased there, in Miami-Dade.

Claims fail at the joins between steps, with things like a repair order with no odometer reading or a letter that went to the dealer's service manager, or a Ford claim sent straight to the Board when BBB Auto Line had to hear it first, or a request that reached Tallahassee on the 61st day, or a work van nobody asked about until the manufacturer raised the personal-use question at the hearing.

You can run all of this yourself and the Attorney General's hotline sends the forms and answers questions, but the catch is the calendar, since the 60-day window doesn't pause while you sort out which forum is yours. No one can tell you in advance how a panel will rule. What we can do is keep the record clean and get the letter to the right place and keep the dates intact.

Outcomes

What compensation can you receive?

Two remedies, and one right to remember

When the manufacturer can't fix the car within a reasonable number of attempts, section 681.104(2)(a) gives it 40 days for one of two remedies: repurchase the vehicle and refund the purchase price less an offset for use, or replace it with a vehicle you accept. Either has to include the collateral and incidental charges you reasonably ran up. The same subsection adds the sentence to remember: you have an unconditional right to choose the refund over a replacement.

With a loan, the refund goes to you and your lender "as their interests may appear," which usually means the loan is paid off and you get back what you put in. With a lease, your deposit and payments come back, the leasing company gets the balance of the lease price, and no early-termination penalty can be charged.

How the mileage charge works

A refund and a replacement both carry a charge for the miles you drove. The formula is in section 681.102(19), and the Board follows the Attorney General's remedy calculation guideline:

  1. Take the base selling price from the invoice, without taxes, government fees or dealer fees. For a lease, use the agreed value in the lease.
  2. Multiply by your own miles up to a settlement or the hearing, leaving out delivery miles and test drives by the dealer, the manufacturer's inspectors or the Board.
  3. Divide by 120,000. For a recreational vehicle, divide by 60,000.

For a commuter, that charge climbs fast. A $42,000 base price and 30,000 miles of your own driving comes to $10,500. That's a financial reason to file early as well as a legal one. Every mile a technician logged on a road test should come off, so check the test-drive figure on each repair order.

The refund side can include your down payment, loan payments so far, the trade-in allowance, and collateral charges such as sales tax, title fees, window tint, an extended warranty or dealer-installed equipment. Incidental charges add towing, rental cars, postage and repair bills the defect caused. Watch the trade-in: if the dealer inflated it to absorb old debt, the Board may use the NADA Southeastern retail value less that debt instead, and the result can be negative. If you owed little and the dealer gave you less than NADA retail, the same rule can work in your favor.

If you sue under the chapter and win, section 681.112(1) directs the court to award reasonable attorney's fees. A manufacturer that appeals your Board award and fails pays the fees you spent defending it, under section 681.1095(13). Our own fee is contingent on a recovery.

Possible Outcomes

Five things a successful Miramar claim can bring

  • Refund

    The purchase price and collateral charges, less the mileage charge, and yours to choose instead of a replacement

  • Replacement

    An identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle, with an MSRP no more than 105 percent of the original's, that you accept

  • Repairs that continue

    A problem first reported inside the 24 months must be fixed even if the work runs past them, under section 681.103(1)

  • Collateral and incidental costs

    Tax, title, finance charges and fitted extras, plus towing, rentals and repair bills the defect caused

  • Attorney's fees

    Owed by the manufacturer when you win a Chapter 681 lawsuit, or when its appeal of your Board award fails

Outcomes depend on the facts of each case, so no attorney can tell you in advance what yours will be.

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Which vehicles does the lemon law cover in Miramar?

Florida draws its lines by vehicle type, by weight and by how the vehicle is used. Section 681.102(14) sets the type and weight limits, and section 681.102(4) adds the personal-use test. Where Chapter 681 stops, the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act may still apply. Choose a category to see where it falls.

Cars, SUVs and Minivans

Covered: family SUVs, commuter sedans and minivans with transmission, electrical, infotainment or climate-control faults that keep coming back. The defect has to substantially impair use, value or safety, so a cabin that won't cool on a Broward afternoon is a different matter from a squeak in the trim. See our practice areas.

Work Trucks and Diesel Pickups

Two questions decide these. The door-jamb sticker: a truck rated over 10,000 pounds is outside Chapter 681. And the use: a pickup that mostly works for a business may not be "primarily used for personal, family, or household purposes." Inside both limits, a diesel pickup is covered like any car. Derate and DEF faults are common. See our diesel emissions lemon law guide.

Motorcycles and Mopeds

Excluded from Chapter 681 by name, along with electric bicycles, and the Attorney General's coverage page lists them as not covered. A motorcycle with a repeat defect under a written warranty may still have a claim under the federal warranty statute. See our motorcycle lemon law guide.

RVs and Motorhomes

Covered, on a separate track. RV disputes go to the RV Mediation and Arbitration Program under section 681.1097, where mediation is mandatory and a single arbitrator hears what doesn't settle. The numbers change: 60 days out of service, 45 days for the final repair, and a mileage charge divided by 60,000. Floor, plumbing, generator, furnace, roof air and non-automotive wiring are left out. See our RV and motorhome lemon law guide.

Electric Vehicles

Treated the same as a gasoline car. Battery, charging, drive-unit and software faults count if they substantially impair use, value or safety, and a software fault that returns after each update can still be one that "continues to exist." Check the forum: a Tesla bought on or after November 1, 2022, goes through NCDS first. See our electric vehicle lemon law guide.

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I contacted RockPoint Law in July 2025 and by mid Jan 2026, I had received my settlement proceeds. A mid 5-figure loan was paid off and the manufacturer took possession of the vehicle. Not having that car payment and the mandatory full coverage freed up about $900/month. If you're on the fence about calling RockPoint Law, let it go. The relief you will feel when it all works out will be soooo worth it.

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Was having nothing but issues with the DEF system in my Ram 3500. I didn't have high hopes because 3500 trucks are generally excluded from lemon law. The entire process from the time I contacted RockPoint Law to the time I received my settlement was under 6 months! Their response times were well above expectations.

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Joe Russo
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My Telluride's transmission would jerk so hard between gears that my coffee would spill. Dealer had it four times. When I called RockPoint Law, they asked the exact technical question I'd been researching for weeks. We got a buyback with reimbursement for my deductible and rental costs. They speak fluent mechanic before they speak lawyer.

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Kirill
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Turbo failure on my EcoBoost F-150. Dealer replaced it once, then denied the second. Steven Nassi compared my case to known manufacturing defects for that engine. Other lawyers just saw 'engine trouble.' Steven built the argument around the known defect pattern. Secured a full refund.

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Joshua Ragsdale
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Our minivan's sliding door would just stop working. Not a great feature with little kids. Tried to get it fixed under warranty three times. Final straw was when it almost closed on my son's arm. Leo was our attorney and got us a great outcome. They handled everything from start to finish.

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Jorge Garcia
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My family's cross-country road trip turned into a nightmare when our brand-new SUV broke down in three different states. Each dealership kept giving us the run-around. RockPoint Law tracked every failed repair, hotel receipt, and even our unused theme park tickets. They got us a full buyback plus $8,200 for the vacation that fell apart.

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Adam Gore
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The active suspension in my Ram 1500 started making a loud 'clunk' on every bump. Dealer replaced one part but the noise just moved to another corner. After the third repair, I was done. Natalie Nassi said, 'A repeated failure of a major chassis component is a clear impairment to value and use.' She didn't see a noise; she saw a failed system.

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Piyawan Maprakhon
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My car is basically my mobile office. When the electrical system fried two laptops and killed my productivity, I reached out to RockPoint Law. Unlike the dealer who treated me as a nuisance, RockPoint Law saw how it impacted my ability to work. They secured a full refund on the vehicle plus $6,500 for lost income and equipment.

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Sadie Kim
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The manufacturer told me I was out of luck. RockPoint Law told me otherwise — and proved it! Their lemon law experience turned my nightmare into a fair resolution. What impressed me most was their transparency — no false claims, just hard facts and harder work. Worth every penny and then some!

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From the moment I walked into their office shaking with frustration, the team at RockPoint Law put me at ease. They listened patiently to my whole story, then laid out a clear game plan. Six weeks later, I was holding a check that made all those repair shop trips worth it. True professionals who deliver!

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We had two vans with the same transmission failure. RockPoint Law consolidated both claims, lined up build dates, and pushed for an extended coverage fix. Both vans were repaired, and we got downtime reimbursed.

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Kishan Singh
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The hands-free liftgate on my SUV would randomly open in my garage, denting the door. I felt crazy complaining about a 'convenience feature.' Our attorney reframed it: 'An uncontrolled operation of a motorized component is a safety and property damage risk.' The team used my security camera footage as evidence. We got a solid settlement.

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Why RockPoint

Why Miramar drivers choose RockPoint Law

Lemon law and warranty disputes are our core practice, and whether you live near Miramar Regional Park or way out by US 27 the file we build looks the same, with your repair orders and the manufacturer letter and a filing that gets to the right forum on time.

Lemon Law Is Our Core Practice

We don't do this as a side practice, and warranty and lemon law is what we spend every working day on, for drivers who ended up with defective vehicles.

Two Counties, Planned For

If you live in Broward but bought in Miami-Dade, we write down both counties from the first call, because either one can become the venue for an appeal. For statewide rules, see our Florida lemon law page.

The Business-Use Question, Asked Early

Whether it's a company car or a work pickup or a van that gets shared between the family and a small business, we look at how it's actually used against section 681.102(4) and the 10,000-pound limit before a manufacturer raises either one at a hearing.

Clear Communication

We give you straight updates at every stage of your case, and that means no long silences and no surprises turning up out of nowhere.

No Upfront Legal Fees

We handle qualifying cases on a contingency basis, so if there is no recovery, then there is no attorney's fee for you to pay.

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Meet the Firm Behind Your Claim

The same attorneys who handle claims nationwide handle them here. Two minutes on who we are and how we work.

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Do I need a lemon law attorney in Miramar?

Handling a Miramar claim alone vs with an attorney. Flip the switch to see the same four moments from both sides.

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On your own1 / 4

Stopping the day count without sending the 15-day letter

The 30-day route has a checkpoint people miss. Section 681.104(1)(b) requires written notice to the manufacturer, by registered or express mail, once the car reaches 15 days out of service, and the manufacturer then gets one more look. Reach 34 days without that letter and the presumption may not arise at all.

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On your own2 / 4

Assuming a work vehicle is covered, or assuming it isn't

A manufacturer can argue a vehicle isn't primarily for personal use, and that turns on facts, not on whose name is on the title. Owners who assume they're covered can be caught out at the hearing. Owners who assume they aren't may never look at the federal route.

A wall calendar with deadline dates circled in red beside a set of car keys
On your own3 / 4

Learning about the appeal only after the manufacturer files it

Either side has 30 days to petition the circuit court, and the court retries the whole case. A Miramar owner who bought in Miami-Dade could face that trial in either of two counties. Finding out from a court filing leaves little time to line up documents and witnesses.

One person alone at the end of a long empty hearing room table
On your own4 / 4

Letting the full odometer set the mileage charge

The offset uses the miles attributable to you, not the number on the dashboard. Delivery miles and every road test by a technician, an inspector or the Board come off first. A figure built on the whole odometer and the full invoice, taxes included, costs you money.

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With RockPoint Law1 / 4

The day count built from every repair order

We line up the dates in and out from each order, flag the day the total passes 15, and get the registered letter to the manufacturer's regional office before the count moves on.

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With RockPoint Law2 / 4

The personal-use question answered with evidence

We check the registration, the insurance, the weight rating and how the vehicle is actually used, then pick the state route, the federal route or both.

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Both possible appeal counties known from the start

We note where you live, where the car was bought and where the hearing is held, and prepare the file for a trial de novo in any of those counties.

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Only your own miles in the calculation

We take the base price from the invoice, subtract every non-consumer mile, test the trade-in against the NADA guide and compare the manufacturer's offer with the Attorney General's guideline.

Serving Miramar and Southwest Broward

On the ground in Miramar

A city of 142,570 between two downtowns

The Census Bureau estimated Miramar's population at 142,570 on July 1, 2025, up from an estimates base of 134,719 in 2020. The city covers almost 29 square miles of land in southwest Broward County, and its southern boundary runs along the Miami-Dade County line. The city describes its location as central between Miami and Fort Lauderdale.

That location shapes how people drive. I-75 crosses the western half of the city and Florida's Turnpike the east. The Homestead Extension of the Turnpike crosses the south of Miramar on its way to I-75, Miramar Parkway runs east to west through the middle, with Pembroke Road along the northern edge and US 27 at the western end. A daily run to Brickell or downtown Fort Lauderdale adds up on the odometer, so a rights period that counts months and ignores miles helps a Miramar commuter.

Miramar's Caribbean community, and an English-language hearing

In the 2020-2024 American Community Survey, about 30,500 Miramar residents reported West Indian ancestry, led by Jamaican (13,825) and Haitian (13,639). Of roughly 58,800 residents born outside the United States, about 32,400 were born in the Caribbean, most often Jamaica, Haiti or Cuba. Among residents aged five and over, about half speak only English at home, about 46,600 speak Spanish, and about 11,500 speak French, Haitian Creole or Cajun, the survey's combined category.

Those numbers matter for one practical reason: Board hearings are in English, under oath, with questions from the manufacturer's side. The Attorney General encourages consumers to watch a hearing before their own. If English isn't your first language, write out a timeline of every visit and every call, and go over it with someone well before the hearing date. Our team serves clients in English and Spanish.

Company cars, work trucks and where the lemon law stops

The City of Miramar's economic development office points to its business parks and names aviation, IT, logistics and financial services among the city's industries. If your vehicle is a company car, a work van or a pickup, Florida's lemon law may not treat it like a family car. Section 681.102(4) protects the buyer or lessee of a vehicle "primarily used for personal, family, or household purposes," section 681.102(14) excludes trucks over 10,000 pounds whoever owns them, and a vehicle bought for resale isn't covered.

The federal route can still be open. Magnuson-Moss covers a "consumer product," defined in 15 U.S.C. section 2301(1) by what that kind of product is normally used for. The FTC's rule at 16 C.F.R. 700.1(a) says automobiles used for both personal and commercial purposes fall within it, and that one buyer's use isn't decisive. Therefore, a company van excluded from the state Board may still have a federal warranty claim.

Where Miramar buys its cars

The nearest dealership corridors sit just north and east of the city: Pines Boulevard in Pembroke Pines and North State Road 7 in Hollywood, plus the dealers south of the county line in Miami-Dade. Wherever you bought, the claim runs against the manufacturer. The county you bought in still matters, because it's one of the places an appeal can be filed.

We take lemon law claims from Miramar and the surrounding communities, including:

  • Miramar
  • Pembroke Pines
  • Hollywood
  • West Park
  • Pembroke Park
  • Southwest Ranches
  • Cooper City
  • Davie
  • Weston
  • Hallandale Beach
  • Dania Beach
  • Miami Gardens

Elsewhere in the state, our Florida lemon law page covers the whole of Chapter 681.

How to reach us

You don't need to travel anywhere. Start with the online intake form. We review every request and respond as soon as we can. Or call (516) 550-3323. To meet in person, our Florida office is at 1221 Brickell Ave, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131.

To read up first, the Attorney General's Lemon Law section posts the arbitration forms, the certified-program list and a searchable record of bought-back vehicles. If a recall is part of the story, read whether a dealership can refuse to fix a recall.

Case Results

Recent RockPoint Law recoveries

These come from the settlement record our firm publishes on its lemon law work across brands, and that makes them firmwide results and not Miramar outcomes, something we'd want to be straight with you about before you read any further. They're shown because they say something about what a well-documented defect claim can be worth when it's handled properly, and that's as far as we'd take them.

$160,264 BMW X6

Recovery on a vehicle with engine, electrical and suspension defects.

$144,550 Porsche Macan

Recovery on a Macan with suspension, drivetrain, electrical and HVAC problems.

$110,289 Rivian R1T

Recovery after electrical, engine and suspension failures on an electric pickup.

Figures are drawn from our firm's published settlement record and are not specific to Miramar matters. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future case. See more RockPoint Law settlements 

RockPoint Law, by the numbers

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About this page

Written and edited by the RockPoint Law content team. Prepared September 2026 to reflect the Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act, Chapter 681 of the Florida Statutes, Secs. 681.10 through 681.118, administered by the Office of the Attorney General. See our editorial policy.

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Meet the Team
Behind RockPoint Law

A dedicated team that stands with you through every step of your Lemon Law claim.

Steven Nassi
Steven Nassi
Managing Partner
Founder · 25+ years of litigation experience
★ Founder & Managing Partner
Natalie Nassi
Natalie Nassi
Managing Partner
Columbia University · 20+ years in consumer advocacy
Ron Kaniuk
Ron Kaniuk
Florida Managing Partner
St. John's University School of Law · Consumer protection & lemon law
Aaron Waldo
Aaron Waldo
Attorney
U.S. Marine Corps veteran · Automotive background
Liam Jones
Liam Jones
Attorney
Licensed in New York & New Jersey
Christian Garcia
Christian Garcia
Senior Case Manager
Case management from intake through resolution
Rudy Gutierrez
Rudy Gutierrez
Intake Manager
First point of contact for new clients & case evaluations
FAQ

Miramar lemon law questions

What Miramar drivers ask us most, answered against the statute.

Is there a Miramar lemon law, or do I use Florida's?

You use Florida's. Section 681.116 stops Miramar and Broward County from writing their own lemon law.

You use Florida's. Neither Miramar nor Broward County can write its own version, because section 681.116 says the state chapter preempts any county or city ordinance on motor vehicle warranty rights. The statute is the Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act, sections 681.10 through 681.118. It protects a buyer or lessee of a new or demonstrator vehicle sold in Florida whose defect substantially impairs use, value or safety and was first reported inside 24 months of delivery. If the manufacturer has had three repairs plus a final attempt, or the car has been in the shop for 30 days in total, the law presumes it has had enough chances. The Attorney General's arbitration board hears the claim. Our Florida lemon law page walks through the statute section by section.

I live in Miramar but bought the car in Miami-Dade. Where would an appeal be heard?

You get a choice. An appeal can be filed where you live, where you got the car, or where the hearing was held.

You get a choice. Under section 681.1095(10), a petition appealing a Board decision is filed in the county where you live, the county where you acquired the vehicle, or the county where the arbitration hearing took place. The same three options apply when the manufacturer is the side appealing. For a Miramar resident that is Broward, and Broward is the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. A car bought from a Miami-Dade dealership adds the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, because section 26.021 assigns Miami-Dade to the eleventh circuit and Broward to the seventeenth. Whichever side appeals has 30 days from receiving the written decision, and the court hears the whole case again rather than reviewing the record. Know where a manufacturer's appeal could land before the hearing, not after it.

Will my lemon law hearing be in Miramar?

Probably not in the city itself. The Board holds hearings in various places so you can attend at a reasonably convenient location.

Probably not in the city itself. The Board travels: section 681.1095(2) requires hearings in various places across Florida so any approved consumer can attend at a reasonably convenient location and present the dispute orally, and the Attorney General says hearings are set as conveniently as possible for the consumer. The Board is run from the Attorney General's offices in Tallahassee, Tampa and Fort Lauderdale. Hearings take place on weekdays during business hours, they are open to the public, and a panel of three decides. From approval, the clock gives the Board 40 days to hold the hearing and 60 to rule. The Attorney General's office can tell you whether hearings are running in your area, and it suggests watching one before your own.

Board hearings are in English. How should I prepare if English is not my first language?

Start early and prepare in writing. Hearings are in English and under oath, so a clear timeline of visits and calls matters.

Start early and prepare in writing. The Attorney General states that Board hearings "are conducted in English." You give evidence under oath, and the manufacturer's side may cross-examine you, so the order of events has to be clear before you walk in: when the fault first appeared, each visit to the dealer, what the repair order said, how many days the car was gone and what it does now. In Miramar about 46,600 residents aged five and over speak Spanish at home, and about 11,500 speak French, Haitian Creole or Cajun, according to the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 survey. Section 681.1095(7) lets you bring witnesses and be represented by counsel. Our team works with clients in English and Spanish.

Does the Florida lemon law cover a car I use for my business?

It depends on how the vehicle is mainly used. Chapter 681 covers vehicles used primarily for personal, family or household purposes.

It depends on how the vehicle is mainly used. Section 681.102(4) defines a consumer as the buyer or lessee of a motor vehicle primarily used for personal, family or household purposes. A car you drive to the office and use for errands on weekends may still qualify. A van that mostly hauls equipment for a company probably does not. Separately, section 681.102(14) leaves out trucks over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, whoever owns them. Where Chapter 681 stops, federal law may not. The Federal Trade Commission's rule at 16 C.F.R. 700.1(a) says automobiles used for both personal and commercial purposes come within the Magnuson-Moss Act's definition of a consumer product. Tell us how the vehicle is used day to day, and we can read it against both.

Are lemon law days counted as calendar days or business days in Florida?

Calendar days. Weekends and holidays at the dealer count toward the 30, and every deadline runs on the calendar.

Calendar days. Section 681.102(5) says so in four words: "Days" means calendar days. That matters in three places. The out-of-service route counts a cumulative 30 days in the shop, and weekends and holidays the car spent waiting at the dealer count toward it. The letter the statute requires at 15 days out of service is triggered by the same calendar count. And the deadline to request arbitration, 60 days after the 24-month rights period ends, runs on the calendar too, weekends included. Downtime for routine maintenance prescribed by the owner's manual comes off the out-of-service count, and Rule 2-30.001(2)(c) also takes off repairs of minor defects and of defects first reported after the 24-month rights period. Keep the drop-off and pick-up date for every visit, and ask for both on each repair order. When a count is close, send the paperwork early rather than cutting it fine.

I bought a nearly new car from a private seller. Am I covered?

Possibly. Someone the car is transferred to for personal use during the 24 months can count as a consumer.

Possibly. Section 681.102(4) extends the definition of consumer to anyone the vehicle is transferred to, for the same personal, family or household purposes, during the Lemon Law rights period. The Attorney General's coverage page puts it plainly: if the vehicle passes directly from one consumer to another within the first 24 months after delivery to the original owner, and both use it for personal purposes, the second owner may be covered. The 24 months keep running from the original delivery date, not your purchase date, so a car that is 20 months old leaves very little time. Get the original owner's repair orders if you can. A car bought from a used-car lot is a different question, because Chapter 681 is written for new and demonstrator vehicles.

Who pays the attorney's fees in a Florida lemon law case?

Often the manufacturer. A court awards a consumer who wins a Chapter 681 lawsuit reasonable attorney's fees.

Often the manufacturer, depending on how the case ends. If you sue under the chapter and prevail, section 681.112(1) says the court shall award your pecuniary loss, litigation costs, reasonable attorney's fees and appropriate equitable relief. If a manufacturer appeals a Board award and the court upholds it, section 681.1095(13) adds the fees you incurred defending the award, your costs, and $25 a day for every day past the 40-day deadline to comply. Under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, a consumer who finally prevails may recover attorney's fees based on actual time expended. The reverse is possible too: a claim found to be filed in bad faith can leave the consumer paying the manufacturer's fees under section 681.106.

How is a Florida lemon law repurchase calculated?

What you paid toward the car, minus a mileage charge, plus some costs: base price times your miles divided by 120,000 is the charge.

Take what you paid toward the car, subtract a mileage charge, then add back some costs. The mileage charge, called the reasonable offset for use in section 681.102(19), is the base selling price on the purchase invoice, without taxes, government fees or dealer fees, times the miles you drove up to a settlement or the hearing, divided by 120,000. A $36,000 base price and 15,000 of your own miles gives a $4,500 offset. Miles put on by service technicians, manufacturer inspectors and the Board during test drives are not yours. The refund side covers your down payment, loan payments, trade-in allowance and collateral charges such as tax, title and dealer-installed extras, plus incidental costs like towing and rentals. The lender is paid off directly.

What is the statute of limitations for a Florida lemon law claim?

Several deadlines measure different things: the 24-month report window, 60 days to request arbitration, and one year to sue.

There are several deadlines, and they measure different things. The defect has to be first reported inside the 24-month rights period, which starts on the date the vehicle was originally delivered. If your manufacturer runs a state-certified program, the claim goes there no later than 60 days after those 24 months end, under section 681.109(1). A request for Board arbitration is due within 60 days after the rights period ends, or 30 days after the certified program's final action, whichever is later. A lawsuit under the chapter must be started within one year after the rights period ends or, if you used a program, the department or the Board, one year after its final action (section 681.112(2)). Missing the arbitration deadline forfeits your Lemon Law arbitration rights.

The dealer says it could not find the problem. Do I still get a repair order?

Yes, and you should insist on receiving one. You're owed an itemized repair order every time the car comes back from a warranty visit.

Yes, and you should insist on one. Section 681.103(4) requires the manufacturer, through its service agent, to give you a fully itemized, legible statement or repair order every time the vehicle comes back after being examined or repaired under the warranty. It has to show your description of the problem, any diagnosis, any test drive and its approximate length, the parts and labor, the date and odometer reading when the car went in, and the date the work was finished. The Attorney General's instructions say you are entitled to the repair order "even if no actual work is performed." A visit that ends in "could not duplicate" is still a visit, and without the paper it is hard to count.

What is the $2 lemon law fee on my Florida purchase contract?

It funds the program that would hear your claim. The dealer collects $2 on every new sale or lease for the Motor Vehicle Warranty Trust Fund.

It pays for the program that would hear your claim. Section 681.117 requires a dealer, or a business that leases vehicles, to collect a $2 fee from the consumer when a sale or lease is completed. The dealer sends it to the county tax collector or a private tag agency acting for the Department of Revenue, and after administrative costs the money goes into the Motor Vehicle Warranty Trust Fund at the Department of Legal Affairs, which is the Attorney General's department. The same trust fund receives fines the department collects from manufacturers under the chapter. So if you bought or leased a new car in Broward or anywhere else in Florida, you have already paid toward the arbitration system. Section 681.115 separately voids any agreement that waives your rights under the chapter.

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