Attempting to Protect Property Manager by Towing Company Criminal Activity

[Pat Johnson]

A large majority vehicle storage facilities across Texas are failing
to provide the name, address and phone number to whom authorized the
towing, of vehicle without the owner or operator consent. In a
continued effort by towing companies to protect their property
managers from lawsuits for noncompliance of State Law, motorist are
getting wiser to this losing game.

Time and time again, I receive phone calls from people who have seen
their vehicles towed during the middle of the night, for reasons, that
the wrecker driver determines is a violation.

Several towing companies that offer parking lot striping as a package
deal to retain a towing contract with an apartment complex are
painting the parking space stripes closer than the original parking
lot striping, creating a nightmare, for vehicle owners who drive
larger vehicles. It's impossible for a Ford Expedition to park in a
compact parking space, without touching the white stripe..

Of course, those property management companies, that accept these
package deals from towing companies, never think about the end
results, when they are being questioned before a Judge, regarding
accepting a financial benefit from their towing company.

TAA property managers SHOULD read their REDBOOK, because these
regulations for towing are here to stay and towing companies will
change their company's name, as your company will be left holding the
Judgment for the criminal activity you authorized!

In the event the vehicle storage facility fails to provide the name of
the person who authorized the towing of a vehicle, the 14 day grace
period to file for a probable cause hearing is invalid.