DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Division of Motor VehiclesFRL Automotive, LLC d/b/a Lehman Toyota and Lehman Scion for relocation
Notice of Publication for the Relocation of a
Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of More
than 300,000 Population
Pursuant to section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC, intends to permit the relocation of FRL Automotive, LLC d/b/a Lehman Toyota and Lehman Scion ("Lehman Toyota and Scion") for the sale and service of Toyota and Scion vehicles from 19390 NW 22nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33169 (the "Existing Location") to 16600 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami-Dade County, Miami, Florida 33169 and 444 NW 165th Street, Miami-Dade County, Miami, Florida 33169, two contiguous parcels of real estate, as the term "contiguous" is used in subparagraph 15C-7.004(3)(d).2, Fla. Admin. Code, which collectively are referred to herein as the "New Dealership Location", on or after April 9, 2013.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of FRL Automotive, LLC, d/b/a Lehman Toyota and Lehman Scion, are dealer operator(s): Eric Friedman, 19390 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33169, principal investor(s): William Lehman, Jr., 19390 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33169, Alan L. Reyf, 19390 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33169, Douglas Jacobs, 19390 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33169, Debbie Jacobs, 19390 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33169 and Eric Friedman, 19390 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33169.
The notice indicates intent to relocate the franchise in a county of more than 300,000 population, according to the latest population estimates of the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research.
Certain dealerships of the same line-make may have standing, pursuant to section 320.642, Florida Statutes, as amended by Chapter 88-395, Laws of Florida, to file a petition or complaint protesting the application.
Written petitions or complaints must be received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice and must be submitted to: Nalini Vinayak, Administrator, Dealer License Section, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Room A-312 MS65, Neil Kirkman Building, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635.
A copy of such petition or complaint must also be sent by US Mail to: Albert M. Green, Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC, 100 Jim Moran Boulevard, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442.
If no petitions or complaints are received within 30 days of the date of publication, a final order will be issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles approving the establishment of the dealership, subject to the applicant's compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.
