They are going to tow my Z!! Part 2

[al_itzah2luv]

ok so most ya'll know that my HOA was going to tow my car because it was parked in the guest parking lot and they wanted me to move it but i couldnt find my keys and then I called AAA and I ended up finding my keys in the ignition.

ok so now,

the car was parked on the street closest to my house and I just got back from Church and I find a notice on my car from the sheriff's department saying that again, if I don't move my car they are going to tow it...

I have my keys,

but i dont see why i have to keep on moving my car

when theres a 1940's pick-up truck on my block and its been sitting in the same spot for over 3 months....

Can someone explain why they only hunt down MY car?

I mean, my Z is the coolest car in my neighborhood, the closest thing to it would be the mustang convertible and its completely stock and boring, cuz then every body else has regular toyotas, hondas, chevys and mazda (ew)

[hls30.com]

If your car is properly tagged, titled, and insurred, there are two possible answers:

1) the sherrif was called before the car was moved and put a note on it thinking it had not moved.

2) You are still parked somewhere the HOA or local ordinance says you can't park.

The solution is to get a set of the HOA rules and verify that your car and its chosen parking space comply with them, and to get a set of the local ordinances and comply with them as well.

If you can A) verify that you are in compliance with both the published HOA rules and the established ordinances, and document all continuing grief, you can file harassment charges against anyone that continues to give you grief-not that I would-just let the offending person know you could. Frequently the possibility of legal action will settle down a HOA member gone wild-if not file both harassment charges and a Peace bond.

Nothing upsets a neighbor like no being able to walk/drive down a sidewalk/road to see what they feel is wrong enough to fight over. The peace bond(maybe called something different/work differently in your neck of the woods) will keep that nosey nuisance 500 feet away from your property and you-as long as you do not approach them. It will seriously wizz someone off, so be sure you have no other issues that violate the HOA rules or the local ordinances-otherwise you only changed the target, and they will come back...

Ask the owner of the Pickup what he did to stay in the clear...if he doesn't know that means you are being singled out, and that is another issue all together...

BTW, depending on your age an agreeable adult may have to be the one to file on your behalf.

Will

[al_itzah2luv]

i showed my mom the form left on my windshield and she just said to move the car and to not cause any trouble...

thing is...where to?

this is stupid...

im just gna go move it right now,and in another 3 weeks if it continues i'll go that way...

thnx Will

much love.

[280~Master]

al itzah2luv,

As Will says find out the rules of your HOA and surrounding area. Stay with-in those rules and if you are still getting grief then use the law to help you instead of them.

Will,

If I didn't know better, I would think that you have had problems with the little old lady across the street. RFOL

[al_itzah2luv]

yeah,

thing is i cant do it right now because the office is closed and the first day of school is closed and i cant do anything because I'm participating in many school events.

i already moved my car down the street.

but thanks anyway, I'll ask my sister to go and get a HOA handbook or something...

[Oiluj]

In our residential area, a city ordiance requires cars be moved every three days if parked on the street. Parking is scarce in my area, so my neighbors, (including me), will call-in cars left more than one week.

[Mat M]

This guy was having similar problems in Vallejo. Apparently, the Bay Area PoPo have a problem with classic vehicles!!!

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=135038

[mikewags]

Someone might just be calling in complaints on the car.

No offense, but your car is lacking a relatively decent paint-job, and this might lead someone to considering it an eye-sore and calling it in. This is just speculative mind you.

Staying within the rules and regulations sounds smart. If you don't drive the car, and just leave it sitting; chances are it will get towed. Be sure to check the tires every so often. You see, the workflow for towing a car will be the cops leaving a chalk mark on the tires; and upon revisiting the car sometime later (few days to a week) they will tow if the tires are in the originally marked position; the car is towed for being left on the street parking for an extended period of time.

I've had this happened to a beater I left parked on the street for weeks.

[bpilati]

Try a car cover.

[al_itzah2luv]

,

nah,

i'll just keep on moving the car...

[EScanlon]

Khrystina :

You don't mention the specific code reference in the notice you received. That reference will give you the reason why you're being "selected" by the officer and will give you the best indication as to how to fight it, if you choose to.

Here is the link to the Santa Clarita Municipal Code chapter (12) that deals with Vehicles and Traffic:

http://www.codepublishing.com/CA/SantaClarita/html/SantaClarita12/SantaClarita12.html

Additionally, here is the link to the subsection (12.64) which deals with Stopping, Standing and Parking.

http://www.codepublishing.com/CA/SantaClarita/html/SantaClarita12/SantaClarita1264.html#12.64

There should be a notation pointing out the specific code paragraph that you are being held accountable to. Whether it's improper parking, maintenance or other, it's in that notice. That's what a lawyer would need to know in order to "fight" that notice.

There is also a section on Abandoned or Inoperative vehicles and here's that link:

http://www.codepublishing.com/CA/SantaClarita/html/SantaClarita12/SantaClarita1280.html#12.80

If you don't want to go reading all the legal mumbo jumbo, see if you can either scan and post the notice or at least take a good picture of it and post it. Then with the links I've posted, one of us should be able to help you know what you're being told to comply with.

Take note of a piece of advice given to me years ago:

Knowing the various laws helps you to know what they can and can't cite you for, however, if they really want to get you, at some point you're going to either break a law, or bend it to the point that a judge gets to step in. At that point, your reputation for a scofflaw or downright law-breaker can sink you. Pick your battles carefully.

FWIW

E

[conedodger]

HOA sometimes have some pretty unreasonable powers and the homeowner signed on when they bought the property. I had a rental property that was in a very nice Sacramento area called Gold River. The HOA said that all cars must be parked inside the garage, not in the driveway. There was no parking on the street on the side my house was located. My renters couldn't even leave the garage door open for extended periods.

If your car is properly tagged and insured and has no obvious equipment problems like missing lights or broken glass the Sherriff should really have no problem with it absent a complaint from someone else. I would bet you have come into the sights of an HOA officer. I am not entirely being tongue-in-cheek when I say, you're toast. Move out.

Edited August 15, 2008 by conedodger