A towing company is towing cars that are "illegally" backed in to their assigned parking spaces in apartment complexes then charging exorbitant sums to get the car out of the tow lot. ($265.00) The apartment management is probably in on the scam since the tow trucks come in the middle of the night (after 12am).
When confronted, the apartment management whips out a signed acknowledgement form that the tenant signed when they leased the apartment. However, there aren't any signs posted anywhere on or near the apartment complex or parking structure warning of the consequences or that backing in is not allowed. Sounds like a scam to me!!
2006-08-11 11:51:27 · 4 answers · asked by Ms LP 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Try the Better Business Bureau
2006-08-11 11:57:06 · answer #1 · answered by Paul P 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Better Business Bureau is a non-profit org. that encourages honest advertising and selling practice and is supported by local businesses, so they'd be useless. It's certainly reeks of a scam, but it sounds like the landlord has his bases covered on this one. It's in the signed rent/lease agreement somewhere. Go through it very thoroughly and I bet you'll find in there a brief mention about no back-in parking. Even if it's under a different category, it's mentioned somewhere and the tenant signed it and therefore agrees to ALL the terms and conditions in that agreement. As long as it's mentioned in there, he can tow even without a posted sign. He can get it towed if your tags are one day late. As long as you don't know everything agreed to in that signed agreement, he and the tow company are profiting from your ignorance. It's very low to do, especially when you are just trying to pay your rent in a tough place like Pomona as it is.
2006-08-11 13:49:55 · answer #2 · answered by HisChamp1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-29 22:51:26 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get in touch with the better business bureau..It should be listed in phone book
2006-08-11 11:58:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋