In Tampa, Florida, Jamie Bally and his wife invested over $100,000 in their ideal RV last October, only to find out later that they could no longer legally operate it on the road.

Despite purchasing the RV two months ago, the couple is still without a permanent tag or registration. Frustrated by the lack of response from the dealership, they reached out to Shannon Behnken, a Consumer Investigator with 8 On Your Side, for assistance.

Reflecting on their journey, Bally shared, “We’ve been married for nearly 45 years. Our early vacations were all about tent camping because that’s what we could afford. As our kids grew, we upgraded to a pop-up camper, and we’ve always dreamed of eventually owning an RV.”

Last week, Bally was advised to park the RV after the expiration of two temporary tags. He expressed frustration over the unclear guidance regarding the acquisition of a permanent tag and registration.

According to Bally, employees at Lazydays attributed the issue to complications following the sale of most of the company’s assets to Campers Inn of Jacksonville in November, which still runs the Seffner location.

“Their dealer’s license hadn’t been issued yet, which makes it where they can’t do anything with titles and they can’t even print a temporary tag,” Bally explained.

“More than anything, it’s just stressful, I mean, and frustrating. It’s, again, I don’t think there’s anything in particular doing anything nefarious, but I’m also not sure I have anybody yet who cares about getting it fixed, and I just don’t want it to drag on for a long time,” he said.

Behnken reached out to Campers Inn for comment and Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Hirsch responded with this statement.

“Thanks for bringing this to our attention.  Since Lazydays Holdings went bankrupt, we have been doing our absolute best to clean up some challenging situations that were left behind.  During the asset purchase of the Lazydays company, we found out that the former Lazydays had not remitted certain tag and title fees that were collected to the state.  We are working through those as a gesture of goodwill, and it seems that Mr. Bally has been caught up in it.”

Behnken reached out to the State Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and Bally says he was then contacted and given another 30-day temporary tag, even though the maximum is typically two tags.

The Ballys picked up that tag Monday, and they say they are happy to be able to drive again, at least temporarily.