- Jurisdiction
- California
I need advice about being charged for my car being towed.
I returned from a week-long holiday vacation yesterday and discovered my car was missing upon return. Assuming it was stolen or towed, I called the towing company on the signage in the parking lot of our HOA. The towing company stated that they didn't even service our area so they had no idea where my vehicle was. I then proceeded to go to the Sheriff's office and they had no record of my car being towed so they claimed I should report it as stolen.
It was then discovered it was towed by a random towing company (not listed on HOA sign) in a different city and this is why it wasn't showing up on the sheriff's radar. I was able to retrieve my car and was told I parked in my neighbors spot instead of my own the night before I left. I paid $874.00. I know this was my wrongdoing, and wasn't aware I parked one spot over.
I'm confused if I have any rights. I have referred to the revised California Vehicle Code section 22658.2 and HOA rules and regulations and there are several that are not in compliant with 22658.2 I am trying to figure out if their "rules and regulations" supersede Cali vehicle code.
A few of the violations stated within 22658.2 include: not being issued a notice my car was towed, using a different towing company, not being contacted by the towing company: etc.
On the flipside, the HOA rules and regulations state things like:
Also, shouldn't they have to list all the towing companies they are contracted with on the signage? The HOA Rules and Regs also say they can use "anyone they want."
There are also several rules that have been broken by the towing company, whom are supposed to notify the owner by looking up the license plate, but the rules and regs also contradict this.
I also am subleasing and have a property management list of contacts and an HOA, any suggestions on where to go first and how? I would like to resolve it without taking legal action if possible. My landlord is also very difficult to deal with, so I'm hoping I can take care of it on my own. Thanks!
I returned from a week-long holiday vacation yesterday and discovered my car was missing upon return. Assuming it was stolen or towed, I called the towing company on the signage in the parking lot of our HOA. The towing company stated that they didn't even service our area so they had no idea where my vehicle was. I then proceeded to go to the Sheriff's office and they had no record of my car being towed so they claimed I should report it as stolen.
It was then discovered it was towed by a random towing company (not listed on HOA sign) in a different city and this is why it wasn't showing up on the sheriff's radar. I was able to retrieve my car and was told I parked in my neighbors spot instead of my own the night before I left. I paid $874.00. I know this was my wrongdoing, and wasn't aware I parked one spot over.
I'm confused if I have any rights. I have referred to the revised California Vehicle Code section 22658.2 and HOA rules and regulations and there are several that are not in compliant with 22658.2 I am trying to figure out if their "rules and regulations" supersede Cali vehicle code.
A few of the violations stated within 22658.2 include: not being issued a notice my car was towed, using a different towing company, not being contacted by the towing company: etc.
On the flipside, the HOA rules and regulations state things like:
- VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES IMPROPERLY PARKED WILL BE TOWED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE UNDER CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE 22658.2(A). NO WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED.
Also, shouldn't they have to list all the towing companies they are contracted with on the signage? The HOA Rules and Regs also say they can use "anyone they want."
There are also several rules that have been broken by the towing company, whom are supposed to notify the owner by looking up the license plate, but the rules and regs also contradict this.
I also am subleasing and have a property management list of contacts and an HOA, any suggestions on where to go first and how? I would like to resolve it without taking legal action if possible. My landlord is also very difficult to deal with, so I'm hoping I can take care of it on my own. Thanks!