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Cases of many, many settled and collected:
Sanchez vs Club Festival, paid $131.94 to retrieve vehicle, awarded $1149.17.
Klein vs Middleton Property Management Company, paid $302.94 to retrieve vehicle, awarded $2755.19.
Sullivan vs Compass Bank, settled out of Court for $250 when paid $131.29 to retrieve vehicle.
Teague vs Lowes Home Improvement Centers Inc, settled for $2500.00 when paid $1627.41 to retrieve vehicle.
Hodges vs Country Club Creek Apartments in Austin, settled for having vehicle returned after a month in storage at no
charge and filed criminal charges against property manager and wrecker driver.
USA Carriers vs Home Depot Inc, paid $9317.39 to retrieve tractor trailer, settled in District Court for $32,400.00, trucking
company paid.
To date, of the victims that have contacted us, 1283 have been awarded Judgements against the towing company,
vehicle storage facility and property owners in which all of them have received their money back
Sanchez vs Club Festival, paid $131.94 to retrieve vehicle, awarded $1149.17.
Klein vs Middleton Property Management Company, paid $302.94 to retrieve vehicle, awarded $2755.19.
Sullivan vs Compass Bank, settled out of Court for $250 when paid $131.29 to retrieve vehicle.
Teague vs Lowes Home Improvement Centers Inc, settled for $2500.00 when paid $1627.41 to retrieve vehicle.
Hodges vs Country Club Creek Apartments in Austin, settled for having vehicle returned after a month in storage at no
charge and filed criminal charges against property manager and wrecker driver.
USA Carriers vs Home Depot Inc, paid $9317.39 to retrieve tractor trailer, settled in District Court for $32,400.00, trucking
company paid.
To date, of the victims that have contacted us, 1283 have been awarded Judgements against the towing company,
vehicle storage facility and property owners in which all of them have received their money back
| Don't get burned by a towing company and parking facility! |
The Statutory Violations required to present your Tow Hearing Case based on the photographs provided by the vehicle owner or operator and reason towed. Someone to talk to (512-680-3190) about the traumatic incident you experienced at the storage lot or by the wrecker driver. What should you do questions about your vehicle being towed away without your permission. We have even discussed with property managers what "they" must do to be in compliance with the Texas Towing Statutes. What a lot of property managers, we have found, have in common, is an apartment complex manager, property supervisor, or property owner, will sacrifice their integrity for the sake of profit, by accepting free signage, parking lot striping, permits, etc from the towing company owner. A towing company may offer these things for free under Federal Deregulation of the Towing Industry, but a parking facility owner/agent aka property manager, is subject to criminal prosecution if they accept bribes, in any shape or form. |
| We encourage all vehicle owner or operator to file criminal charges against those responsible for having their vehicle towed without Property supervisors, managers, asst managers, leasing staff and maintenance personnel should be prosecuted if they authorized your vehicle to be wrongfully towed, basically, stolen. Taking the word of a salesperson or management member of a towing company facilities. Just because a towing company has been in business 20+ years, should not be taken into consideration, about how you, the parking facility should become in compliance with the Texas Towing Law. If anything, a towing company that has been in business 20+ years should be well versed to lie without a blink of eye with a property manager to gain their trust and authorization to financially harm your residents. In 2007, the Texas Legislature assigned the regulation of tow trucks, wrecker drivers, vehicle storage facilities and the Towing Statute regulation to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The Towing Statute is now located in the Occupation Code Title 14. Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation Chapter 2308.251 thru 2308.407. |
| the Court specified on the receipt given by the storage facility when you paid out your vehicle. on the red and white towing sign, photographs of the parking space you were towed from and the reason your vehicle was towed, photographs taken the roadway of the driveway(s) into the parking facility, we will provide you the violations of Texas Towing Statute to recovery your money in Court. We offer this valuable and necessary online information as a courtesy made possible by donations from other victims. |
| Texas State Law allows a vehicle owner or operator to recover triple damages (towing and storage charges) plus $1000.00, the towing, it's recommended to have an attorney to represent you during these proceedings. The maximum dollar amount that can be recovered in Justice Court is $10,000.00. Your not required to have an attorney, but we recommend it. Should the parking facility refuse to pay a court ordered judgement, a writ of execution can be obtained through the Justice Court after paying the appropriate fee which is added to the judgement which will include interest and the total judgment will be collected by the Constable for you. These civil proceedings may take awhile to complete, but, it will be well worth the wait considering the damages you will collect! who are winning cases for victims of illegal towing on our "contact us" page. |
| Any property manager or parking facility that enters into an agreement with a towing company for towing, and the contract provides the signage, parking permits, striping or spotters at no or a greatly reduced cost, your committing a criminal offense upon your signature (Sec 2308.451). If a towing company salesperson offers you something for the ability to victimize your residents and tenants, our advise to you, is to send them out the door. You will get burned financially in Court, not the towing company. Would you want to be living at an Apartment Complex if you found the property manager was getting a kick back like money or trips for your or your guest' s vehicle being towed? Judge by the victim, is if you installed the signage at your expense. Lying under oath before a Judge is perjury that carries a felony criminal charge. So, I ask each and every parking facility owner or agent, does your towing company provide you with a bail bonding company for your criminal conduct and reimburse you attorney fees? Compass Bank of Austin knows all to well about Justice Court and illegal towing. A employee of the Travis County Attorneys Office, was making a deposit for the crime victims fund, only to walk outside of the bank and find her vehicle gone, the employee was a bit stunned, as most people are. Turned out her vehicle was towed by Austin based Assured Towing, who refused to taking the branch manager's call the Travis County employee was in the bathroom, inside the bank, refused to return it, so Ms. Sullivan had to pay to retrieve her illegally towed vehicle. To make a long story short, Compass Bank's legal team Hirsch & Westheimer of Houston, after 6 week of negotiations worked out an agreement with Ms Sullivan, that Compass would accept the facts, they broke the law and reimbursed Ms Sullivan for towing, storage and filing fees. Ms Sullivan pursued this criminal illegal tow without an attorney. Compass Bank was charged $20,000 by the attorneys. |
| Don't get burned by a towing company and parking facility! |
| Don't get burned by a towing company and parking facility! |
| Don't get burned by a towing company and parking facility! |
without your consent or permission, and placing your vehicle into storage. Any towing company that performs nonconsent tows,
must submit their rates to the Texas Department of License and Regulations, and cannot charge a towing fee higher than the
posted fee. To checkout what the Texas "towing maximum charge" is for a towing company, click here, then enter the towing
company name, then scroll down to the "nonconsent tow fee schedule", then click and the pdf file will open to display their towing
related fees. If a towing company or vehicle storage facility charges in excess of the posted fee, file a complaint here.
must submit their rates to the Texas Department of License and Regulations, and cannot charge a towing fee higher than the
posted fee. To checkout what the Texas "towing maximum charge" is for a towing company, click here, then enter the towing
company name, then scroll down to the "nonconsent tow fee schedule", then click and the pdf file will open to display their towing
related fees. If a towing company or vehicle storage facility charges in excess of the posted fee, file a complaint here.
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| Texas Towing Compliance "Dedicated to Helping Victims of Parking Facility Fraud" |
| 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 towed without their permission from a parking lot. |
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