While Festival's points are well taken, the reality is that just saying that something's not enforceable or that they may have no authority to tow doesn't mean anything unless a judge says it in a court of law.
Meantime, nothing stops them from towing your vehicle if they want to, whether they do it rightly or wrongly.
Seems to me that your HOA N-A-Z-Is have you in their sights. Maybe they don't like you. Maybe they don't like your vehicle because it's "different" from other vehicles. HOAs are all about conformity, you know. Maybe they got complaints from neighbors who don't like your vehicle. Maybe they are just busybodies who have nothing better to do. That's the kind of thing you get when you live in an HOA in the first place.
You can certainly ask for a hearing or a meeting and try to talk it out with them but I suspect that it won't do you any good.
So, here's two options:
1 - Respond, in writing, that you disagree with the interpretation and if your vehicle gets towed you will sue the HOA and each individual board member.
1a - Better yet, spend a couple of hundred on having a lawyer write a scary looking letter explaining the weakness of their position.
2 - Ignore the HOA threat and if your vehicle gets towed, you pay to get it back and then sue the HOA for the money and get the issue before a judge.
I tried to have a meeting with them, they didn't give me the time of day.
I even asked for special permission. Per the clause: "All oversized trucks or commercial vehicles, including trucks, displaying trade signage (excluding law enforcement and governmental vehicles); commercial vehicles which have commercial equipment installed on the exterior of the vehicle; and trailers, boats, recreational vehicles and motor homes may not be parked on the common elements, and they are prohibited in the general parking areas, except for temporary loading and unloading. Special permission may be obtained from the board for small types of such vehicles to be parked in a designated area. "
Their response to me upon my request was "No." When I asked "May I ask why not?" The gentleman on the board threw his hands up and said "Because we don't want to."
They are saying that my van is considered an oversized truck. But there are other really big trucks on the property. And cargo vans at that, like a Ford E350 Econoline. Another thing I saw today, there is an unregistered vehicle parked in a parking spot. It has been there for at least 3 days. When I had purchased my vehicle, they did not allow me a grace period of a few days to get tags (which actually was the original issue involving the van - nothing about oversized). When they threatened to tow me based on no tag, I said I will get them the same day. I am an engineer and work late hours, so coordinating with DMV times is difficult. They denied my request for the grace period then told me to remove the van regardless of tags, now it's because it's considered an oversized truck.
I just don't know how people who are buying a condo in the community have foresight into what they mean by oversized truck, and furthermore, that they specifically mean "must fit in a carport" when there are many parking spots without a carport. I don't understand the logic, but I suppose they don't need to be logical.