How Much Does a New Hampshire Lemon Law Claim Cost?
What a New Hampshire lemon-law claim costs — the Arbitration Board is low-cost, and CPA fees are mandatory for prevailing consumers, with treble damages available.
A New Hampshire lemon-law claim is low-cost to pursue: the state-run Arbitration Board is an inexpensive forum, and in court, CPA fees are mandatory for a prevailing consumer — with treble damages available.
The Arbitration Board — low-cost
- Inexpensive forum — designed for consumer access, with a consumer-majority panel.
- Hearing within 40 days, decision within 30.
- No retrial on appeal — so the hearing is decisive (prepare your record).
Court — manufacturer pays your fees
- Under the CPA § 358-A:10, a prevailing plaintiff’s fees are mandatory, with double-to-treble damages for willful conduct (including defying a Board decision) and no pre-suit demand required.
- In a standalone lemon-law suit, fees are discretionary.
So attorneys take meritorious cases on contingency: no fee upfront, costs advanced, fees recovered from the manufacturer. See attorney fees.
What you recover
- Refund (full price minus a small 100,000-mile use offset) or replacement (consumer elects). No sales tax to recover in New Hampshire.
- CPA actual damages or $1,000, doubled to trebled for willful conduct.
- Incidental and consequential damages.
Bottom line
The Arbitration Board is low-cost; court costs you nothing out of pocket because CPA fees are mandatory and treble damages are available. Get a free case review.
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