JessicaRabbit64
Junior Member
I Live in Oregon. I was visiting a girlfriend at her apartment complex and parked in a non marked parking space in accordance to their regulations. When I returned two hours later, my car had been towed and the tenant was pulling into the space. She told me she had had my car towed because it was in parked in her reserved space. I asked her to show me where it was marked and she said it was covered with gravel but it was her spot anyway. I took a picture because the parking space is at the end of a row of parking spaces all of which are clearly painted with numbers. Her space was not. The picture shows a definite difference in her space as opposed to the other marked spaces. The charge to retrieve my vehicle was $281.00.
I want to know if the tenant is at liberty to tow the vehicle or is that the sole responsibility of the land owner or manager and the tenant is responsible for reporting it.
Is the towing company responsible for placing a notice or warning for any length of time before towing?
Is the property management responsible for ensuring that the spaces are clearly marked before enforcing the towing regulations?
Can I sue in small claims court and retrieve my money back for parking in a space that by all defaults is not marked?
Can I sue the property management for failing to clearly distinguish between tenant and visitor parking?
If so, who is responsible in this case?
The tenant, property management or contracted towing company?
What is the name of your state?
I want to know if the tenant is at liberty to tow the vehicle or is that the sole responsibility of the land owner or manager and the tenant is responsible for reporting it.
Is the towing company responsible for placing a notice or warning for any length of time before towing?
Is the property management responsible for ensuring that the spaces are clearly marked before enforcing the towing regulations?
Can I sue in small claims court and retrieve my money back for parking in a space that by all defaults is not marked?
Can I sue the property management for failing to clearly distinguish between tenant and visitor parking?
If so, who is responsible in this case?
The tenant, property management or contracted towing company?
What is the name of your state?