I cant make my best friend pay for something that he gave me advice on. However keep in mind I still bared the risk and parked there and John Q Public decided to boot my car and damanged it in the process. Not my friend. I'm going to fight the whole parking system.

 

If this is an appartment complex with private parking area then they can be held responsible for the damage caused. I was parked at a friends house for dinner and my car got towed (when i was in high school) and the tow company damaged the drivers side door when using a slimjim to get in and release the emergency brake. The appartment complex had to pay to repair it because they contracted with the towing company to to cars. I was only there for about 2 hours.

In the town I was in, appartment complexes contracted with tow companies to drive through the parking lot every few hours and tow any cars that were not residents. My wife even got towed from in front of her appartment because it was parked too close to the front door while we were unloading the groceries. They are brutal there.

 

I`m guessing you don`t really know who JQP is!! Sounds like one of those Jay Leno (j-walking) type answers. When you get to court, let your lawyer do the talking, ( don`t get a J Q Public defender).

 

I went to Court Today against the City of Hoboken, NJ. I had to pay the stupid 45.00 parking permit violation and I was told that I now must file a claim against Hudson County, NJ for the damages the City of Hoboken Parking Dept for the installation of the Boot that scratched my Rim. I will let you know when I have that case whenever that will be.

 

Sorry to hear that SIHHR...that sucks. The saga continues...and in the meantime you've got damaged rims. Please keep us updated.

 

You talking about Jim Turner Deb? He booted my Seahawks several times!

SI, I hope you win on the damage charges, but if you would have used common sense, this wouldn't be an issue. I guess when you see a permit parking sign, you will remember your headache!