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Selling a dead or junk car in DeBary
DeBary's council put its reasons for the junk-car rule in writing, and mosquitoes are one of them. Section 30-103 says a dead car stored outside a completely enclosed garage "can become a breeding place for disease-carrying insects and vermin," and calls such cars "solid waste which pollute the land." If you have one, we buy whole non-running and junk cars. You sell the whole car as it sits, and pickup is free anywhere in the US.
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DeBary, the short version
- Population
- 23,544 (Census estimate, July 1, 2025)
- County
- Volusia
- Junk-car rules
- City Code 30-103 to 30-105
- Limit on a property
- 21 days
- Roadside
- Abandoned after 24 consecutive hours
- Title office
- DeLand, about 10 miles away
- Plates
- Seller keeps them
What DeBary counts as abandoned
The code uses "abandoned" broadly. Section 30-103 covers vehicles "that are inoperative, wrecked, partially dismantled or otherwise mechanically incapable of being operated in their present condition, or without current state license tags, if required." A car that is simply out of tags fits.
The garage rule and the 21-day rule
Two sections work together.
30-104 bans those vehicles "on any public right-of-way under any circumstances," and on private property "except within a completely enclosed garage," or where zoning permits them. When an inspection turns one up, DeBary code enforcement may write to both the car's record owner and the landowner, by registered or certified mail with return receipt, or deliver it by hand.
30-105 sets the limit. No person in charge of a property, "whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise," shall let such a vehicle "remain on such property longer than 21 days." Tenants are named, so renting does not take you out of it.
Driveway repairs
Section 30-111 allows repairs in residential areas on two conditions: the car is "currently registered to the property owner or resident of such property," and the work "must be performed in a garage or carport." A friend's unregistered project car on jack stands in your driveway breaks both.
Roadsides, shoulders and store lots
- 24 hours on a road. Section 50-80 calls a dead car abandoned at 24 straight hours on a public right-of-way.
- Shoulders and medians. A car parked there past 24 hours "will be towed at the owners expense."
- Business lots. Customer parking is implied permission only. Past one hour, a car can be towed.
An impounded car under Section 50-81 goes back to its identified owner "only upon the payment of any fine and the storage, towing and other impounding charges."
Title work and Florida's rules
DeBary residents drive north for title work. The Volusia counter is in DeLand, roughly 10 miles away in a straight line: 123 W Indiana Ave., Room 103, telephone (386) 254-4610.
| Florida rule | For a DeBary seller |
|---|---|
| Notary | Not required |
| Title front | Seller lists buyer, miles, price, date |
| Plate | Keep it |
| Notice of Sale | HSMV 82050 within 30 days |
| Buyer's clock | 30 calendar days to retitle |
| No title | Derelict certificate, HSMV 82137 |
| Derelict test | Under $1,000, ten model years old |
| Hauling | Form names a driver and transporter |
State law describes a derelict car as one whose main value is scrap or parts. A DeBary seller using it may deal with just two buyer types, each needing state paperwork: salvage dealers and metal recyclers. See junk car with no title.
Nearby
Sanford and Deltona are each 7.0 miles away, and DeLand is 10.0. See Florida for state rules.
Getting an offer
Call (877) 421-6008 or start online. For a DeBary car we ask four things: model, mileage, running or not, title or not. A garage near DeBary Hall, a shop bay, or a side street all work for pickup. Then follow after you sell for the plate and the notice of sale.
Questions people ask
- Is there a day limit on a junk car in a DeBary yard?
- Section 30-105 caps it: no one in charge of a property shall let a dismantled, wrecked, junked, inoperative or unlicensed vehicle "remain on such property longer than 21 days," unless it is in an enclosed garage.
- May I repair my car in a DeBary driveway?
- Only a car "currently registered to the property owner or resident of such property," and the work "must be performed in a garage or carport," under Section 30-111.
- When does a broken-down car on a DeBary road count as abandoned?
- Section 50-80: "The vehicle shall be deemed to have been abandoned if it remains at that location for 24 consecutive hours."
- Who keeps the plate when a DeBary resident sells?
- You do. Florida plates follow the seller, and you may put yours on a new or replacement vehicle.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from one of these. Checked October 10, 2026.
- DeBary Code 30-103, Findings; declaration of nuisance library.municode.com
- DeBary Code 30-104, Abandoned vehicles prohibited; exceptions; notice of violation library.municode.com
- DeBary Code 30-105, Allowing vehicle to remain on property for longer than twenty-one days library.municode.com
- DeBary Code 30-111, Repair of motor vehicles; storage of unlicensed or inoperable vehicles library.municode.com
- DeBary Code 50-80, Abandonment library.municode.com
- DeBary Code 50-81, Impoundment and redemption of illegally parked vehicles library.municode.com
- DeBary Code 50-72, Stopping, standing and parking prohibited in specified places library.municode.com
- Volusia County Tax Collector: locations vctaxcollector.org
- FLHSMV: Selling a vehicle in Florida flhsmv.gov
- FLHSMV form HSMV 82137, Derelict motor vehicle certificate flhsmv.gov
- Florida Statutes 319.30 (derelict motor vehicle defined) leg.state.fl.us
- Florida Statutes 319.22 (notice of sale deadline) flsenate.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau city population estimates, 2020-2025 www2.census.gov