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Bread Regal 01-15-2014 04:59 PM

My apartmentcomplex towed my car because I hadn't driven it in 5 days.
 
fuckin livid.

Trotskilicious 01-15-2014 05:04 PM

your neighbors did this

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 05:06 PM

what makes you say that

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 05:09 PM

like i wanna go throw a brick through the window of themanagement office but you know...that wouldn't help beyond proviing me extreme satisfaction.

fuck this world.

yo soy el mejor 01-15-2014 05:12 PM

what'd they go and do that for?

redbreegull 01-15-2014 05:20 PM

yeah more info is needed. do you have designated spaces in your complex? or do you just have window tag permit things? why would they tow it just for not being used in the last few days? And why is anyone watching your car closely enough to know that?

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 05:20 PM

no fucking idea.

i really don't need this right now. we currently have 40 dollars to last us until next friday (not including the amount i had to overdraft on my own card to fill up my gas tank) and the towing place is asking 110 to let me get it out.

so fucking pissed. i really need to come down from this.

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redbreegull (Post 4032475)
do you have designated spaces in your complex?

nope
Quote:

or do you just have window tag permit things? why would they tow it just for not being used in the last few days?
nope
Quote:

And why is anyone watching your car closely enough to know that?
no fucking idea. a max of 50% of all the spaces inthe complex is actually occupied by a car. so it's not like there was a shortage of spaces. my car isn't in bad shape either. it's messy on the inside but that's it.

i need the biggest fucking joint right now.

Trotskilicious 01-15-2014 05:23 PM

because apartment complexes don't do anything that quickly unless they have really unreasonable cranks breathing down their neck

and besides that's the only way they'd know. neighbors have to complain about a "dead vehicle" and also they are supposed to put a sticker on your car for fair warning

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 05:25 PM

they alleged a sticker was placed there, but it's not unreasonable for it to sit there only 5 days consiering the tags are up to date and the apartment complex actually has my license plate and VIN on file so really the best way to notify me would be to contact me directly.

fucking shitheads.

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 05:25 PM

so fucking pissed i can't see straight.

if you look at any of the other shitheaps that park here regularly mine actually stands out because of how nice it is.

redbreegull 01-15-2014 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bread Regal (Post 4032479)
they alleged a sticker was placed there, but it's not unreasonable for it to sit there only 5 days consiering the tags are up to date and the apartment complex actually has my license plate and VIN on file so really the best way to notify me would be to contact me directly.

fucking shitheads.

I don't know what your local laws are, but I don't believe they can legally tow a car as "dead" or abandoned when its registration and tags are up to date. I'm still kind of scratching my head as to what the reason they gave you was for the tow? You should demand they pay your release fee, and if they don't get your lawyer to send them a letter. and then you will get your money

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 05:30 PM

i'll get right on that. i'll contact "my lawyer" immediately.

redbreegull 01-15-2014 05:32 PM

ask eulogy to write them a letter

Trotskilicious 01-15-2014 05:38 PM

hahahahaha

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 05:40 PM

ahaha.

thanks that raised my spirits considerably.

slunken 01-15-2014 06:02 PM

I would understand if you were parked on the street but this is pretty ridiculous.

redbreegull 01-15-2014 06:13 PM

seriously if I were a lawyer I would write legalese complaints all the fucking time and just sign it Redbreegull, Attorney at Law or whatever. shit would get done

redbreegull 01-15-2014 06:13 PM

Redbreegull, Esquire

sppunk 01-15-2014 07:34 PM

This makes no sense and as presented could be a case of property theft IMO.

redbreegull 01-15-2014 07:48 PM

yeah like I said, I am still not sure what exactly happened. Apparently Bread Regal spoke to the management and they told him something about the car being towed away because it had sat for too long, but that doesn't make sense. Why would they tow a car with up to date tag and registration? Does your lease specifically say you may not let a car sit a certain number of days? That also makes no sense if it does, but I can't think of any other grounds for having towed the car

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mickyshambles (Post 4032495)
if you're telling the whole story, then of course you should report a theft.

call the police before crying on the internet.

hey dipshit i called the police to report a stolen vehicle and they said "actually it was towed, tough shit lol"

redbreegull 01-15-2014 07:52 PM

can you like explain in detail what exactly the management of your complex told you and what questions you asked? I know I said it twice already but I don't think I fully understand what they said happened

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 07:56 PM

this is the relevant part of the rental agreement that apparently entitles them to steal people's property:

Quote:

Parking lots are not to be used for abandoned of inoperable vehicles. The determination of whether a vehicle is abandoned or inoperable shall be within the discretion of Management, but a vehicle will be deemed to be inoperable if not "street legal".
Which I guess means "we can just assume any vehicle is abandoned or inoperable".

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 07:59 PM

They said that on Friday, they put a sticker on it that would show if the car had been moved or not.

That's really the substance of everything the cunt in the office told me.

I asked, "what if one of us was sick or didn't need to drive for a week or simply went out of town for a week" and she literally just stared at me.

Trotskilicious 01-15-2014 07:59 PM

if some shitty neighbors are being right dicks about it

you probably parked in angry grandpa's lifetime spot

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 08:02 PM

i will give credence to that theory but honestly i think it's the apartment complex fucking with me because I look like a druggie.

Trotskilicious 01-15-2014 08:04 PM

one time i was takin my dog for a shit and i was outside someone's window and she peeked through the blinds

well she was mentally ill or mentally challenged, she used to walk up and down the parking lot with a chair

so her personal care assistant came out and immediately started accusing me of peeping in on her

and i'm like "are you serious you fuckin shitstain, my dog had to take a crap, i don't even want to look at that lady when she's mumbling up and down the parking lot fuck you get bent and drop dead"

that shut her up quick

evil works

redbreegull 01-15-2014 08:08 PM

well I guess it is up to you how much hassle you want to put yourself through but I would personally make life miserable for the property manager. I would first schedule an appointment to speak to him/her and ask for credit for future rent amounting to the total cost of the release fee. Calmly explain that 5 days is an unreasonably short time to assume a vehicle is abandoned. Ask a lot a retardedly stupid questions such as how many other people have been towed for not using their cars for five days, how can you feel safe even leaving your car for any amount of time now knowing that they can tow it whenever they want, etc., etc. I'm sure you can think of stupider things to say/ask, just waste as much of this person's time as possible. Maybe also scribble some notes intermittently. If the property manager won't help you, tell him/her you must report the incident to his/her supervisor. Not sure what the case is with your complex, but a lot of apartment complexes are not independently operated, rather owned by companies that operate many different such complexes. If this is the case, just go clear over the person's head and keep taking it up the ladder as far as you need to until you get a rent credit. If they still refuse, tell them you are going to picket the rental office. If they STILL refuse, actually picket the rental office. If you stand on a public sidewalk they have literally no power to remove you.

like I said I guess it comes down to how much hassle you are willing to go through, but having lived in apartments my whole life, I have experienced too much abuse at the hands of management companies to allow them to get away with something like this

redbreegull 01-15-2014 08:13 PM

other legitimate threats you could make:

giving the complex shitty reviews all over the internet. there are reviews for fucking everything now, I'm sure there are places you can tell everyone not to rent there.

contacting your state's better business bureau (or equivalent thereof). they probably can't do anything but it would still be a hassle for the management to have to deal with

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 08:25 PM

I used a public records search to try and find the address of the management company. And a cursory google search literally gives the names of about 20 different management companies at the same address and suite number.

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 08:28 PM

the annoying thing about this is that 145 dollars is enough to be extremely inconvenienced but not enough to make a trip to court worthwhile. its like they chose that particular pricing point for that very reason.

redbreegull 01-15-2014 08:52 PM

they probably didn't do anything illegal, but I still think you could get your money back if you were difficult enough. My father, who can't let anything go, is a prolific attainer of concessions from rental management companies. I think it is just about being a really obnoxious persistent dick. I would fight it out of principle, but like you said it will inconvenience you

mxzombie 01-15-2014 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mickyshambles (Post 4032513)
actually you're the dipshit here lol. enjoy taking it up the ass.

prove it.

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mickyshambles (Post 4032513)
actually you're the dipshit here lol. enjoy taking it up the ass.

taking it up the ass is something i already enjoy. do you want me to enjoy it more? because that will take some effort. the enjoyment i derive from taking up the ass is unparalleled.

Bread Regal 01-15-2014 09:13 PM

mickeyshambles, you seem like you need some more joy in your life. have you considered taking it up the ass?

slunken 01-15-2014 10:14 PM

he must have gone to do just that

slunken 01-15-2014 10:14 PM

you've inspired a man today, jb


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