<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face=" Arial, Verdana, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by towed away:
My car was towed away at around 6am this morning. It was parked in the stall in front of my front door. The car had been parked there for about 2 weeks when I was home, not at work. The parking stall has no sign on it or around it stating that it is a tow away zone. I did know, however, that the there is a 25$ monthly fee for parking there. The problem: I have just moved into this condo. complex. The resident manager's phone number or suite number is not to be found anywhere outside the complex nor do I see it when I walk around the place (looking for it). The strata company is not listed on any sign anywhere. The complex is not listed in the phone book. The resident manager's name is not on my rental lease. I have asked a neighbor for his phone number and she gave me one. I have phoned and left messages but never received a reply. I was not notified that the car would be towed by the towing company (no signs idicating it was in a tow away zone), by note or phone call by the resident manager, No notice was ever left on the vehicle or in my mailbox. I realize that I am at fault for not paying the 25$ fee on the stall but what I want to know is whether or not the resident manager or the company he works for can also be held responsible for no notice given. Hope you can help. This occured in Alberta, Canada. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
My response:
1. You were on Notice; i.e., you knew that there was a fee and failed to pay. Like a tenant that doesn't pay rent, when you fail to pay for your parking space, the car gets "evicted".
2. Notices are not required by law on private housing property.
Now, if this was a commercial establishment, like a supermarket, or your neighborhood Mall, that would be a different story. Reason? Because commercial property invites the general public onto it's properties. In private housing property situations, the law is that the general public is not invited, and the Notice is in your residential lease papers.
IAAL
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