Petition to End

Aggressive & Illegal Towing

HOA &  CONDO Associations

Prince George’s County Maryland

 

The citizens of  PG County demand that our county legislators act to protect the rights of homeowners living in association communities from predatory towing. Legislation must be passed to sanction companies that now are making a normal social existence impossible in our county.

In 2015 Montgomery County amended and passed new towing laws. These laws stopped predatory towing and now provide association residents greater peace of mind.

The Communities Association Institute 2016 statistics show 342,000 association communities nationwide.  As these communities grow, the state legislators needs to address residents’ concerns.

ILLEGAL TOWING

Many homeowner associations are contracting towing companies for the removal of unauthorized vehicles, but these companies are not acting legally.

On October 19, 2017, I was illegally towed from my reserved parking space on the allegation of an expired parking pass.  In fact, the temporary parking permit had not expired.  It was due to expire at midnight.  This was an illegal tow.

In Prince George’s County, towing from private property between the hours of 6:01 am – 8:59 pm requires someone with authorization to be physically present at the time of the tow to sign a PG County approved tow slip.  The majority of the time, drivers don’t stop to get signatures.  This is illegal.

Using informers/spotters.   This is illegal, but happening in PG County everyday.

Towing someone who just parked, this is aggressive towing. Yet it happens all the time.

Parking by Permit

Prince Georges County currently allows association communities to tow vehicles at owners expense if the vehicle is violating a community parking permit rule.

Montgomery County put an end to that kind of towing. A notice of the violation must be placed on the vehicle. This 48 hour notice allow the resident to correct the matter.

This needs to change in PG County, so residents or their guests are not left in hardship, stranded, or in despair.

What We Want

We want our elected officials to provide better protection for the citizens who buy homes and pay taxes in this county.  We want them to adopt or amend towing codes/laws that make living in an association community pleasant and natural.

Right now the towing laws benefit the towing companies, not the tax paying home-buying citizens who make this county thrive.

Legislators Must Take Action

We ask the state legislators to act without further delay and to make aggressive and illegal towing a crime.

 

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