by Ejola Cook | Jan 30, 2025 | Dealer Compliance, RV Dealers
Were you aware that in the Fall 2024 the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles changed their rules on what forms of identification were acceptable for a customer to register a car, RV, or trailer in Florida? For those of you selling to customers...
by Ejola Cook | Jan 1, 2025 | Dealer Compliance, RV Dealers
Did you file your BOI report by January 1st? If you are reading this and thinking, what is a BOI and what did I miss? Well, you are not alone. BOI stands for Beneficial Ownership Information. In 2021, Congress enacted the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act to...
by Ejola Cook | Nov 1, 2024 | Dealer Compliance, Powers of Attorney
When it comes to vehicle sales, power of attorney is a little more complex than just getting permission to act on someone’s behalf. There are only a few scenarios in which a dealer is permitted to use power of attorney, and each has its respective forms from DMS. So...
by Ejola Cook | Sep 29, 2024 | Dealer Compliance, Forms Needed for Tag and Title Processing
When it comes to forms there are a few things you’ll want to get right from the beginning. You might be thinking to yourself, it’s a form. You fill it out. How hard can it be? The answer might surprise you! Making sure a form is filled out correctly doesn’t sound...
by Ejola Cook | Sep 1, 2024 | Dealer Compliance, Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices
Before we get started, I’m going to be honest, this one is pretty confusing. There is only a fine line to separate a Surcharge and a Convenience Fee and often they mistakenly get used interchangeably. To add to the confusion, in recent years the Florida Statute has...
by Ejola Cook | Jun 27, 2024 | Dealer Compliance, Off-Premises Sales
By now you may know you can store a vehicle at an off-site location, but did you know you also have the ability to sell it off-site too? We have all seen them, the “tent sales” on local lots selling inventory away from the dealership. Although this process tends to...
