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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Can't Fix #181397

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Other: This past weekend my car was towed by Chandler Towing at 4am Sunday morning. I was staying the night at my partner’s apartment at 406 e 11th st. which is leased by Parker management. I was given verbal consent to park my car there while visiting by an employee at their office when I helped her pick up her keys to the apartment on the 1st of August. Given that it was a holiday weekend and I have no other way to get to work I opted to but the bullet and go get my car before trying to file any complaints. I was charged the legal maximum of $160 dollars which I understand and did not choose to raise any questions at the Chandler office. Afterwards I emailed Parker to ask if they would be willing to either reach out to Chandler to get me a refund or reimburse my partner via deducting that cost from her rent balance next month. I was told that an employee would never tell me I can park here and that they cannot do anything. I understand that given the city ordinance put in place a couple years ago as well as state laws require that I am given 24 hours notice prior to being towed for abandoning my vehicle and the only exception is if there is an emergency OR I am preventing a business from performing as intended. The lot in which I parked has not once been close to full this year so far and I was not preventing other tenants from accessing parking spaces. My car was only there for 8 hours before being towed without notice. The affidavit written by the towing company did not provide any testimony as to what circumstances allowed them to tow my car without a notice. I was also told by the towing company that they do not file police reports when towing a car and I cannot find any legal precedent on this matter. If you have an answer as to whether that is legally required I would appreciate clarification on that matter. If there is a formal way for me to file a complaint on this issue please let me know. I would like to proceed as respectfully as possible while not allowing myself to be taken advantage of. Thank you!

History

9/14/2022 17:24:47 Closed by Anonymous

Emailed response 9/14.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=181397 Closed by Mike Rouker Emailed response 9/14.

9/7/2022 08:37:20 Melissa Hirtzel assigned this case to Anonymous

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=181397 Melissa Hirtzel assigned this case to Mike Rouker You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

9/6/2022 20:14:08 Anonymous assigned this case to Melissa Hirtzel

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=181397 Anonymous assigned this case to Melissa Hirtzel You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

9/6/2022 20:14:08 Opened by Anonymous