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My son’s big landlord paid towing companies to scan the private parking lots of their properties to look for expired tags, presumably getting a split of the fee
by e40 2y ago
My son’s big landlord paid towing companies to scan the private parking lots of their properties to look for expired tags, presumably getting a split of the fees. Zero notice, btw. He noticed his car was gone and called the office and they told him. Luckily it was very soon after it was towed. What if it was a week later? Fees would have been in the thousands. In CA they can run into the hundreds before 24 hours has elapsed.
Big landlords can be better and worse. Worse ones can cause a lot of damage.
- mlrtime 2y agoSo don't have expired tags? It's illegal. Further, the towing company was most likely also scanning for plates that aren't registered as it is a huge problem for renters where parking spots are a limited resource. Car isn't registered as a guest or tenant? Tow it.
- 93po 2y agoIt's not illegal to have expired tags on private property, which an apartment parking garage is.
- e40 2y agoThe car was registered to him and registered to be in the parking lot. So, nice stretch there about a situation you know nothing about.
- Repulsion9513 2y ago> So don't have expired tags? It's illegal. No, it is not illegal for a car on private property to have expired tags. SMH... The stated purpose of landlord prohibitions against unregistered vehicles is usually to prevent eyesores but of course it's perfectly possible for a legally registered and/or inspected, road-worthy vehicle to be a complete eyesore.