GNYADA September 2015 Newsletter

Is Your Used Car Dept NYC Compliant?

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Some key highlights: Posting the combined license and complaint sign provided by DCA is mandatory. You must include your second- hand auto dealer license number on all printed materials given to customers; business cards, flyers, receipts, etc. If you have new and used cars in the same display area, each must be clearly labeled as such, and a visible showroom sign stating that you sell both new and preowned vehicles is also required. n n n

Refund policies must be clearly posted in whatever space the transactions take place.

If you're a NYC dealer, it’s important to be aware of the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs’ Inspection Checklist for Secondhand Auto Dealers. This is the list that DCA inspectors use, in determining whether your store deserves an audit, so keeping it close by for reference could save you from some hefty fines: www1.nyc.gov/ html/dca/downloads/pdf/Secondhand AutoDealer_140513a.pdf The checklist reflects 19 require- ments, separated into Licenses, Signage, Record Keeping and Bill of Sale categories. n

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The checklist contains many more obligations that dealers must comply with. By equipping yourself and your staff with its contents, you’re proac- tively staying one step ahead of the inspectors.

Meet Our New Additions

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Len Telvi

Ruby Azhar

Diane Teepe

Jamie Gerardi

As part of our goal to provide mem- bers with strong support and advoca- cy, the GNYADA team has grown rapidly over the past few months. We’re pleased to announce four new additions to our staff: Jamie Gerardi has joined as Director of Editorial Communications. Gerardi comes to the Association from Weight Watchers International, where he served as Senior Editor of the Weight Watchers magazine and website.

Gerardi will work closely with GNYADA staff to sculpt the tone and themes of our increasing print and digital communications. Len Telvi has joined the Association's Field Operations team. Telvi has extensive experience working with dealers in the area of retail financing — in fact, he has existing relation- ships with many of our members. Dealers in Bronx, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and Westchester

counties can expect to see Len over the next few months.

Ruby Azhar has joined the staff as Executive Assistant. Azhar is a gradu- ate of Rutgers University, where she earned a 4.0 GPA. Diane Teepe has joined the Dealer Services Team as Administrative Assistant. She comes to GNYADA from Douglas Elliman Property Management.

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