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 Some people are not lawyers, doctors, CEO's, financial investors, stock market guys. Some people work at McDonalds, Burger King, or Best Buy and do not have throw-away money. Some people have not gone to college and have formal educations. Like me, Some gotta do the best they can with what they got. It might not be about choice, but necessity. Exactly why my wife and I live in a 950fqft townhouse and a single car garage.
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The kid starts off this thread with explaining that he really did not WANT to live in this place but it was his only affordable option.
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A Mod locked the thread over there, I guess no more updates.
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It's been moved to here: http://www.parkingenforcementforum.com/viewforum.php?f=3
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 I still don't know how someone can live in Phoenix in a tract housing complex w/ a HOA. I'd rather be homeless in L.A. and sleep in my car by the beach. (As I was and did many years ago). To each their own, YMMV, etc... 
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 FWIW, I've always hated tract housing as well, although some of those tract-houses are pretty freakin' nice. If you ask me, it isn't much different that living in an actual apartment. Probably better, actually. But HOA? No thanks... And Phoenix heat? NO THANKS! 
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Cliff notes? Did he take the boot off himself or something?
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I remember when this first hit the web. Pretty entertaining.
Essentially, the HOA subcontracted out the parking to a 3rd party who ran the parking like they were under Hitler's rule, and IIRC, they were doing some shady stuff too. The guy's car got booted, so he jacked it up, put it on 4 dollies, and rolled the car, complete with boot into his garage. The cops were called, but couldn't do anything (and seemed to somewhat be siding with the guy). WHen I finally stopped watching/reading, it wasn't quite over, but it looked good for the guy whose car got booted.
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I just read the cliff-notes. Apparently he got steam rolled a bit the first time he went to court (he didn't get a lawyer, but they did have one.
But eventually, everything was denied by the court and the guy didn't have to pay. Also, the parking for the complex has been restructured to add more guest parking and make parking better.
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12-21-2009, 03:50 PM
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Hate to tell you this, but this is common-place on college campuses.
We had several friends cars ransomed (they actually tow them away to a holding lot) by Joe's Towing while in college. They aren't supposed to tow unless there is a complaint about a non-stickered care in a lot, but everyone knows they cruise all of the apartment lots at 4:00 a.m. on weekends and just tow any non-stickered cars.
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After the original frivolity the court imposed a gag order.
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that is pretty much unreadable. seriously bad.
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I half-heartedly tried to find out how he removed the boot without damaging it. Alot to sift through. Still wondering,
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Bob,
A cutting wheel on an angle grinder works wonders on most anything like that. What people forget is that you can usually take the wheel off and make it a lot easier to get to.
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12-22-2009, 06:13 AM
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The whole flap was that he did not remove the boot, damaging it would have landed him in hot water. He simply eliminated their ability to tow the car (removing any leverage they would have to force him to pay) by putting it in his garage then told them if they wanted their boots they could come take them but he was not giving them a penny. Stalemate.
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That's how this ended? What did the scumbags at the HOA do eventually? They're still using the same contractor?
If you think that company is crooked, i would LOVE to introduce the lot of you to...  The all time kings of scum. |
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