An APARTMENT, TOWNHOUSE, CONDO COMPLEX may not have a vehicle removed from the parking facility merely because the
vehicle does not display:

(1) an unexpired license plate or registration insignia issued for the vehicle under Chapter 502, Transportation Code, or the
vehicle registration law of another state or country; or

(2) a valid vehicle inspection certificate issued under Chapter 548, Transportation Code, or the vehicle inspection law of another
state or country.

(e) A contract provision providing for the removal from a parking facility of a vehicle that does not display an unexpired license
plate or registration insignia or a valid inspection certificate is valid only if the provision requires the owner or operator of the
vehicle to be given at least 10 days' written notice that the vehicle will be towed from the facility at the vehicle owner's or
operator's expense if it is not removed from the parking facility. The notice must be:

(1) delivered in person to the owner or operator of the vehicle; or
(2) sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to that owner or operator.

Basically, if your vehicle is towed for an expired inspection and/or registration and the registered owner did not receive a
certified letter, your vehicle was illegally towed. You most definitely want to file an online complaint against the towing service for
violating Occupations Code 2308.253 (d)(1)(2). The orange sticker on your vehicle for expired license plates or inspection sticker
is not the required notice.
EXPIRED INSPECTION & REGISTRATION TOWING SCAM from APARTMENTS,
CONDOS & HOA TO BE AWARE OF, this scam is ongoing because consumers are
unaware of the law
Texas Towing Compliance is a non profit organization that is not affiliated with any regulatory agency, that
provides an outlet for information to consumers on steps they can take to recover whatever damages they have
incurred because their vehicle was wrongfully towed without their permission from a parking lot.
If you are taken advantage of by a towing company, wrecker driver, vehicle storage facility
employee, please file a complaint against them with the BAD BUSINESS BUREAU.
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