Is a landlord responsibile if they neglected to inform renters of a car sticker requirement, which resulted in theirvehiclesbeing towed?
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Is a landlord responsibile if they neglected to inform renters of a car sticker requirement, which resulted in theirvehiclesbeing towed?
The owner who rents to use communicates with us through a property management agency. The owner also belongs to an HOA. Anyway, one day, both my and my wife’s cars were towed from our lot because we did not have a proper sticker in the window of our cars. However, we never knew about the sticker requirement. It was not in our lease, and we never signed any documents acknowledging that rule. In fact, that rule belongs only to the HOA which our property falls under. We never received any HOA rules or documents from our owner. All the property $600 from our next rent check?
Asked on July 27, 2011 California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you signed a written lease with your landlord for property subject to the association's requirements, you knew such as well as the landlord, and the landlord failed to tell you of the need for proper stickers on your vehicles resulting in the cars being towed, the landlord whould reimburse you for the towing and storage charges.
You are renting the property. It is the landlord's or the property management's obligation to inform you of house rules. They failed to do so. I would write the landlord and property management company about what happened, sending a copy of the cost, canceled check and ask for reimbursement and hope they do the right thing.
If not, your recourse is small claims court.
Good luck.
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