What is the name of your state? PA
My car was towed last night from a private lot (back gravel alleyway in Oakland). I parked in my friend's parking spot with his permission (he was even with me in my car). Due to Thanksgiving Break at Pitt, there was not a single other car in our lot, any of the neighboring lots, or anywhere else in this alley.
I am just looking for some straight answers on the law and if I have any rights here. My only wrong was that I did not have my friend's little parking tag hanging from my mirror. What laws does this region have for "patrol towing." Everything I find online for other areas seems to state that other the owner of the spot or the landlord needed to complain and come out and sign consent for my vehicle's tow. And I find it hard to believe that either of those happened. Overall, "patrol towing" seems to be illegal in many regions...what about in PA?
I have used my friend's spot on weekends for the past four years and last night the lot was completely empty. I understand the landlord probably had an agreement with the tow truck company to tow illegally parked cars. That is all well and good...except that parking in my friend's purchased spot, with his consent, in an otherwise vacant parking lot should not be deemed illegal. Do I have any recourse for this predatory towing practice?
My car was towed last night from a private lot (back gravel alleyway in Oakland). I parked in my friend's parking spot with his permission (he was even with me in my car). Due to Thanksgiving Break at Pitt, there was not a single other car in our lot, any of the neighboring lots, or anywhere else in this alley.
I am just looking for some straight answers on the law and if I have any rights here. My only wrong was that I did not have my friend's little parking tag hanging from my mirror. What laws does this region have for "patrol towing." Everything I find online for other areas seems to state that other the owner of the spot or the landlord needed to complain and come out and sign consent for my vehicle's tow. And I find it hard to believe that either of those happened. Overall, "patrol towing" seems to be illegal in many regions...what about in PA?
I have used my friend's spot on weekends for the past four years and last night the lot was completely empty. I understand the landlord probably had an agreement with the tow truck company to tow illegally parked cars. That is all well and good...except that parking in my friend's purchased spot, with his consent, in an otherwise vacant parking lot should not be deemed illegal. Do I have any recourse for this predatory towing practice?