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  • Tow truck drivers move an abandoned car. Laws regulate under what circumstances a car can be towed and how to get it back.

    How to avoid getting towed

    Parking in some areas of Miami-Dade can be tricky, and drivers need to be aware to avoid designated tow-away zones.

    The Miami-Dade Consumer Services Dept. offers this advice:

  • Recall: Flatware inserts have broken off

    Cambridge Silversmiths is recalling about 13,000 Fiesta Masquerade and Home Olympic flatware, because the plastic decorative inserts on the flatware's handles can detach during dishwashing, posing a choking hazard to children.

  • Are people wrongly getting exemptions?

    I am aware of several homes where the homeowners have been claiming Homestead Exemption, but have been renting out their homes since they first owned them, never having lived there. Who may I anonymously contact?


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