property was towed, no eviction notice

[mricoo]

What is the name of your state?

 

[mricoo]

Virginia... was living with mother. she was renting from her landlord, when i moved in, electric, cable was in my name. also have messages to prove that i paid half of the rent there... about 2 weeks ago she kicked me out. i was going to get my vehicle towed by someone for cheap... but she towed it without my knowledge, nor did i receive a 30 day eviction notice. the bill is $50 a day the car is there... i refuse to pay for it ($150)when i had everything lined up... was she in wrong? can i make her pay to get it out? can i press charges for a stolen vehicle?

 

[quincy]

Virginia... was living with mother. she was renting from her landlord, when i moved in, electric, cable was in my name. also have messages to prove that i paid half of the rent there... about 2 weeks ago she kicked me out. i was going to get my vehicle towed by someone for cheap... but she towed it without my knowledge, nor did i receive a 30 day eviction notice. the bill is $50 a day the car is there... i refuse to pay for it ($150)when i had everything lined up... was she in wrong? can i make her pay to get it out? can i press charges for a stolen vehicle?

For what reason was your car towed?

 

[mricoo]

For what reason was your car towed?

she wanted it off the lot. it was “killing grass”

 

[quincy]

How long after you were told to move your vehicle did your mom take steps to have it towed?

How long did you live with your mom? Did the landlord approve your residence?

 

[mricoo]

How long after you were told to move your vehicle did your mom take steps to have it towed?

How long did you live with your mom? Did the landlord approve your residence?

it was about a week ago that she told me to get it towed. i lived with her for about 5-6 months. when i moved in, she had told me that she let her landlord know. (could be a possibility that she didnt though, she has lied in past situations before. cant give a 100% to that answer..)

 

[quincy]

Thank you for answering my questions. I have a couple more.

Is the rental a house? If so, does the landlord have more than two houses that he is renting?

 

[mricoo]

thank you for responding!! this rental was a mobile home/trailer. i do believe she owns other homes/mobile homes.

 

[quincy]

The reason I asked about the landlord's number of rentals is that the landlord (and, in extension, your mom) may not be governed by Virginia's landlord/tenant laws.

If your vehicle is not driveable in its current condition, and you want to keep the vehicle, you might be smart to pay the tow storage fees now and have the vehicle towed to where you will not be racking up daily charges.

Then you can attempt to sue your mom for recovery of tow storage fees. But I am not sure what sort of success you will have. If I am correct (and you will want to verify), an owner of the private property where a vehicle is parked only needs to give the vehicle owner a 72-hour notice to move the vehicle before it can be towed.

 

[mricoo]

The reason I asked about the landlord's number of rentals is that the landlord (and, in extension, your mom) may not be governed by Virginia's landlord/tenant laws.

If your vehicle is not driveable in its current condition, and you want to keep the vehicle, you might be smart to pay the tow storage fees now and have the vehicle towed to where you will not be racking up daily charges.

Then you can attempt to sue your mom for recovery of tow storage fees. But I am not sure what sort of success you will have. If I am correct (and you will want to verify), an owner of the private property where a vehicle is parked only needs to give the vehicle owner a 72-hour notice to move the vehicle before it can be towed.

thank you for the advice.
so if correct, the landlord would have been the one to give me the 72-hour notice? or since my mothers name is on the lease, she is entitled to be able to?

 

[quincy]

thank you for the advice.
so if correct, the landlord would have been the one to give me the 72-hour notice? or since my mothers name is on the lease, she is entitled to be able to?

It depends.

If the landlord told your mother that the vehicle was killing grass and needed to be moved, your mom could be the one to give you this notice.

In addition, if your mom is responsible under her lease to care for the property upon which the trailer sits, she would be within rights to insist on the vehicle's removal so she does not damage the property in violation of the terms of her lease.

 

[mricoo]

okay i see. i plan on meeting with the landlord later today.. what if she had not told my mother? not sure if this would do anything... but she has had two other vehicles sitting aswell. both of her vehicles have killed the grass in the spots they have been sitting.. and are currently still sitting in the same spots. my vehicle was parked half way in the drive-way, half way in grass. should have mentioned this earlier. i apologize.

 

[mricoo]

vehicle is a sedan, the grass it killed was mostly grass growing from the gravel that was placed for the driveway.

 

[quincy]

okay i see. i plan on meeting with the landlord later today.. what if she had not told my mother? not sure if this would do anything... but she has had two other vehicles sitting aswell. both of her vehicles have killed the grass in the spots they have been sitting.. and are currently still sitting in the same spots. my vehicle was parked half way in the drive-way, half way in grass. should have mentioned this earlier. i apologize.

Speaking with the landlord might help lead to some answers for you. Reading a copy of your mom's lease could provide additional answers.

My advice is for you to retrieve your vehicle from the tow storage first, to stop the storage fees from mounting.

Whether you can recover these fees from your mom is a question mark right now. Whether your eviction was legal is also a question mark right now.

Good luck.

 

[LdiJ]

Virginia... was living with mother. she was renting from her landlord, when i moved in, electric, cable was in my name. also have messages to prove that i paid half of the rent there... about 2 weeks ago she kicked me out. i was going to get my vehicle towed by someone for cheap... but she towed it without my knowledge, nor did i receive a 30 day eviction notice. the bill is $50 a day the car is there... i refuse to pay for it ($150)when i had everything lined up... was she in wrong? can i make her pay to get it out? can i press charges for a stolen vehicle?

You need to get your car out of the tow yard ASAP. Even if you can eventually make your mother responsible for the bill the longer you leave it there, the greater the chance that you will lose the car.