Does Ohio’s Lemon Law cover used cars?

Yes, if the used vehicle was purchased within a year of its original delivery date and had less than 18,000 miles at the time of purchase.

Q: Does Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act apply to businesses, not just individuals, in Cincinnati?

A: Yes, the CSPA's protections generally extend to both individual consumers and businesses making a consumer-type purchase, and you don't have to have completed a purchase to be protected from a deceptive statement.

Q: Can I recover attorney's fees in a Cincinnati consumer protection case?

A: In many CSPA cases, yes — the statute allows a prevailing consumer to recover reasonable attorney's fees, which is different from Ohio's general rule that each side pays its own fees.

Q: Does Ohio's CSPA apply if the company I dealt with is based in Kentucky?

A: It depends on where the transaction occurred and other factors. Our Cincinnati-area attorneys evaluate the specific facts to determine which state's consumer protection law applies.

Consumer Protection Attorney in Cincinnati, OH

Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act (CSPA) protects Cincinnati-area consumers from unfair or deceptive practices in a consumer transaction — including misrepresenting a product or service's quality, and unconscionable acts like a supplier knowingly taking advantage of a consumer's inability to understand what they're agreeing to. The CSPA allows a consumer to rescind (cancel) the transaction or recover up to three times their damages, plus statutory damages, economic and non-economic damages, and reasonable attorney's fees where the law permits.

Cincinnati's tri-state location means some consumer disputes here involve companies based in Kentucky or Indiana. Campbell Perry Law evaluates which state's consumer protection law applies to your specific Cincinnati-area transaction.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act apply to businesses, not just individuals, in Cincinnati?
A: Yes, the CSPA's protections generally extend to both individual consumers and businesses making a consumer-type purchase, and you don't have to have completed a purchase to be protected from a deceptive statement.
Q: Can I recover attorney's fees in a Cincinnati consumer protection case?
A: In many CSPA cases, yes — the statute allows a prevailing consumer to recover reasonable attorney's fees, which is different from Ohio's general rule that each side pays its own fees.
Q: Does Ohio's CSPA apply if the company I dealt with is based in Kentucky?
A: It depends on where the transaction occurred and other factors. Our Cincinnati-area attorneys evaluate the specific facts to determine which state's consumer protection law applies.