Selling a junk or wrecked car in Zephyrhills

When a wreck may stay

Both sections list exceptions. Under § 90.35 a wrecked car may stay longer only if:

• it is "within an enclosed building upon the property"
• it is at a licensed business that needs it, behind "a sightproof fence at least six feet in height"
• it is in a city storage place kept for such vehicles

Section 95.08 adds one that matters to a private seller. A junked car may stay if it "is being offered for sale, with appropriate signage indicating same, and being stored upon the private property of the owner of said vehicle, for a period not to exceed 14 days." Put a sign on it and you get two weeks, but only on your own land.

Section 95.01 reaches further than wrecks. It calls it a nuisance to use residential property "for the open storage of any inoperable or unlicensed vehicle," boats and trailers included. An unlicensed car that runs fine can still be a violation.

Police seizure

Section 70.06 is direct. The police department "shall seize, impound and store" any derelict or junk car, on private or public land, except where § 90.35 allows it. The same section covers cars that appear abandoned on a street or public place, cars parked illegally, and cars parked on the streets at night in violation of city rules.

The Dade City office

One Pasco County tax collector office that handles titles is at 14236 6th Street, Room 100, in Dade City. The phone is (352) 521-4360. Measured as the crow flies, it is near 9 miles north of central Zephyrhills.

Lost titles are common on cars that have sat. Florida wants a duplicate before a sale. The form is HSMV 82101, the Application for Duplicate/Lost-in-Transit/Paper Title, filed at a service center. The cost and the free mail-loss exception are in the questions below. If the title shows a relative's name instead of yours, start with car not in your name.

When the sale happens, sign over the title in the seller's block on its face. Florida needs no notary for this. Keep the plate for your next car. Your last step is the Notice of Sale on HSMV 82050, due 30 days after the transfer, which ends your liability for the car.

Getting an offer

Reach us online or at (877) 421-6008 with the car's model year, brand, model and mileage, whether it will start, and what title paperwork you hold. Crash damage is fine; wrecked or totaled explains more. Pickup can happen at a home lot, a body shop or a storage yard. Plant City is 16.0 miles away, and the Florida page covers statewide rules.