QUESTION
air conditioner under warranty, never works
Asked on Jul 27th, 2013 on Consumer Law - Nevada
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The air conditioner in my home is still under the original warranty, it has never worked, out keeps freezing, won't blow air, we have called the company out several times a year for the past 3 years and they won't fix the problem, the constant freezing and Defrosting has damaged my roof, my ceiling, of which parts of the ceiling have fallen down. My electric bills are over 500 A month in the summer. My handicap daughter can not sleep in her room in the summer because of the heat. I had to buy a portable Swamp cooler for the living room. The company still says there is nothing wrong. With just the air conditioner it never gets below 90 degrees. Do have a case that will force them to fix this product and honor the warranty as well has recoop for damages? If so, what kind of Lawyer do I need?
1 ANSWER
R. Christopher Reade
Based upon the facts as represented, you have a case against the original installer and manufacturer. Because breach of warranty cases can be prohibitively expensive to bring, there is another remedy which you might consider which is a complaint to the Nevada State Contractors Board regarding the installation. The NSCB will investigate matters and potentially issue a Notice to Correct to the contractor for 4 years after the date of the services. Likewise an injured person can bring an action for recovery of monies from the residential recovery fund within 4 years of the date of the services.
Answered on Jul 30th, 2013 at 4:01 PM