DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Golf Car & Utility Vehicle Distributors, LLC d/b/a Tropicars for establishment of GARI low speed vehicles
Notice of Publication for a New Point
Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of More
than 300,000 Population
Pursuant to section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Garia, Inc., intends to allow the establishment of Golf Car & Utility Vehicle Distributors, LLC d/b/a Tropicars, as a dealership for the sale of low-speed vehicles manufactured by Garia A/S (line-make GARI) at 13691 Southwest 145 Court, Miami, (Miami-Dade County), Florida, 33186 on or after August 31, 2017.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Golf Car & Utility Vehicle Distributors, LLC d/b/a Tropicars are dealer operator(s): Will Litwin, 13691 Southwest 145 Court, Miami, Florida 33186; principal investor(s): Jim Evans, 13551 Southwest 132 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33186, Lynne Keller, 13551 Southwest 132 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33186.
The notice indicates intent to establish the new point location 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, 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, Program Manager, 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: Joseph Panozzo, Garia, Inc., 13810 Hollister Street, Suite 150, Houston, Texas 77086.
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.
