Sell your car in Hialeah: running, inoperable or written up by code
Parking and storing inoperable motor vehicles is on Hialeah Code Compliance's list of the city's most common violations, and an appeal of a notice is due 15 days after it's issued, or 20 if it came by mail. If you'd rather sell than fix it, our buying partner makes a cash offer online, and the free pickup comes to your Hialeah address.
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Your options after a Hialeah notice of violation
- Correct it by the deadline. Failing to pay the initial civil penalty or correct the violation by the deadline may bring additional fines and a potential lien on the property (Hialeah Code Compliance).
- Ask for more time if you're working on it. If you're making a good-faith effort to comply, you can request an extension from the Code Compliance Inspector who issued the violation (Hialeah Code Compliance).
- Appeal on time if it's wrong. An appeal request has to be filed with the department no later than 15 days after the notice is issued, or 20 days if it was sent by mail. For a status update, the general line is (305) 883-5832 (Hialeah Code Compliance).
- Or remove the car. Selling it takes away the car the notice is about, and an inoperable car can still get an offer from our buying partner.
Where we pick up around Hialeah
Free pickup reaches any Hialeah address and the rest of Miami-Dade County. A car that won't start is loaded from the spot it's in, driveway or carport.
Car towed in Hialeah? Call the police non-emergency number, 305-687-2525, with the make, model, color and plate number to find out where it was taken (Hialeah Police).
Cash for your car in Hialeah
Hialeah Code Compliance puts parking and storing inoperable motor vehicles among the city's most frequently reported code violations (City of Hialeah). The zoning code also treats storing junked cars as a land use: under Sec. 98-1927, no junkyard or yard for storage of junked, demolished or dismantled automobiles may be established in the city until a permit has been obtained from the city council (Hialeah Code of Ordinances).
A car that won't run can still get an offer, and our junk car page walks through that sale, including a car whose title has gone missing. If it only stopped starting, why a car won't start sorts a battery from a starter or alternator before you decide.
Miami International's wet 2023, and the November flooding
Miami International Airport recorded 83.43 inches of rain in 2023 as of December 28, its 6th-wettest year (NWS Miami). On November 15 and 16, rainfall amounts of up to 8 to 12 inches flash-flooded sections of Miami-Dade and Broward (NWS Miami).
A car that took on water in one of those floods can still be sold. Our flood-damaged car guide covers who actually buys one.
Hialeah's two tag agencies and the Hialeah Gardens center
- •Tag agencies, not a county tax collector's office. Both Hialeah offices on FLHSMV's Miami-Dade list carry its two-asterisk mark for a license plate agent, a tag agency rather than a tax collector-sponsored center, and plate agents may charge additional fees for performing motor vehicle transactions (FLHSMV)
- •20 W. 49th St.: motor vehicle services only, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 305-822-4752 (FLHSMV)
- •1550 W. 84th Street: the later weekday closing, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 305-822-6003 (FLHSMV)
- •11093 NW 138th St., listed as Hialeah Gardens, is a dual center for driver license and motor vehicle work, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 305-375-5448 (FLHSMV)
Asked by Hialeah sellers
Which tow yards does Hialeah use?
The police department lists two contracted yards: Midtown Towing, 6230 W 21st Ct (305-827-8266), and Magic Towing, 7851 W 22nd Ave (305-826-5300) (Hialeah Police). The non-emergency line can tell you which one has your car.
Is there a safe exchange zone in Hialeah for meeting a buyer?
The police department's services page doesn't list one; its headquarters is at 5555 E 8th Avenue (Hialeah Police). If you'd rather not meet a stranger at all, the offer from our buying partner comes with pickup at your address.
Can I do title work in Hialeah on a Saturday?
Yes. The tag agency at 20 W. 49th St. is open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays and the one at 1550 W. 84th Street 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the Hialeah Gardens center keeps Saturday hours from 8 to 1 (FLHSMV).
The sale's own paperwork, from the title to the notice of sale, follows Florida rules that are the same in Miami-Dade as anywhere in the state; our Florida page lays them out. If the title has gone missing, selling a car without a title goes through the usual reasons and the fix for each.