Car was towed from your friends condo you just got notified 2 weeks after the fact?

Answer 1

Apparently you parked your car in a parking spot in the community where your friend lives in a condominium. Then, two weeks after your car was towed, you were notified. You might be wondering if you have any recourse. The answer is probably 'no'.

One by one, here are the variables:

• A condominium is a private democracy governed by a set of governing documents, which include parking rights and regulations.
• The association may be responsible for the security and safety of the community overall.
• Your car may or may not have been registered with the association as an automobile with a license plate ID that 'belongs' on the property.
• Your friend may or may not have read or understood the parking guidelines for the community.
• You may or may not have parked your car in a parking slot that belongs to another owner, or is reserved for visitors.
• The association may or may not have reported the automobile to the local police.
• Given zero information about the car, the association may have considered the car as abandoned property.

What can you do next time to avoid your car being towed from a condominium property?

• Read and understand the governing documents that relate to parking to verify that your friend is allowed to use the property for parking non-residents' cars.
• Advise your friend and the association board in writing that you are the owner of the car, and that in case of an emergency, you can be contacted at ....
• Leave a sign on the dash board with your contact information.
• State a date by which you will remove the car.

Otherwise, you can park your car on a residential street, and the local guideline limits the amount of time you can leave it there without moving it, often about 72 hours.