Rules for Selling Vehicles on Residential Property in Miami-Dade County

• •A valid Certificate of Use (CU) is required to display a vehicle for sale, costing $36.70 plus an 8% zoning surcharge.
• •Only one vehicle may be displayed for sale at a time on a property.
• •No more than two vehicles may be sold at any single property per year.
• •The vehicle must be registered to a resident of the property where it is displayed.
• •Vehicles must have a valid state license plate affixed; vehicles with lost tags may be displayed for a maximum of 10 days with registration in the rear window.
• •Only one 'for sale' sign is permitted on the vehicle, with a maximum size of 8 inches by 12 inches.
• •Allowed vehicles include automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, utility trailers, boat trailers, and boats.
• •Property owners are ultimately responsible for compliance, though both owners and tenants may receive violation notices.
• •Unlawful display without a Certificate of Use results in a warning for the first offense, $100 for the second, and $250 for subsequent violations.
• •Failure to properly display a Certificate of Use results in a warning for the first offense and $50 for a second offense within five years.
• •Displaying a vehicle without a valid license plate or registration decal results in a $100 fine for the first offense and $500 for subsequent violations.
• •Exceeding the allowed number of vehicles for sale results in a $250 fine for the first offense and $500 for subsequent violations.
• •Anonymous code complaints are only investigated if they indicate an imminent threat to public health, safety, welfare, or destruction of habitat.

Property owners and tenants in unincorporated Miami-Dade County face potential fines ranging from $50 to $500 if they sell vehicles on their property without the required permits or in violation of display limits.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.