A MAN has claimed his vehicle and trailer were illegally towed from a town home community.
He was shocked to find that his vehicle had been towed while parked at his employee’s house.
KUTVA man claims his vehicle was illegally towed from his employee’s property[/caption] A man had his truck and trailer towed from his employee’s homeGetty KJZZTowing companies are merely required to provide signage indicating that vehicles in the area may be towed.[/caption]Tenants in the HOA community in St. George, Utah – about 300 miles southwest of Salt Lake City – have been aggressively targeted by a towing company called Zips Towing.
Zips’ enforcement of seemingly arbitrary parking rules has been the subject of local controversy for more than two years.
During a visit to his employee’s house, C. Hendry’s truck and trailer were towed while parked in front of the residence and he was hit with $685 in fees.
Zips claimed that it had a “zero-tolerance policy” regarding trailers, according to local outlet KJZZ.
But Hendry claimed that without any signage to indicate towing regulations, his vehicle should not have been towed.
With photos and GPS tracking of his truck, Hendry was prepared to refute the charges.
Hendry reached out to the HOA, who acknowledged that the circumstances were in a “grey area.”
Zips Towing told Hendry to file a complaint with the Utah Department of Transportation, which he did.
The department sided with Zips.
Hendry attempted to fight the charges, but was still required to pay the $685 charge to retrieve the impounded vehicle.
The charge amounted to the maximum allowable towing fees in the state of Utah.
Meanwhile, Dan Koopsman faced a similar problem when his friend’s vehicle was towed from his own property within the same HOA community.
Zips Towing claimed that the vehicle was unauthorized to park there, so Koopsman consulted his HOA’s Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions.
There, he found that vehicles authorized by residents are permitted to park.
Zips Towing's Full Statement
Dave Terry, owner of Zips Towing, gave the following statement to KJZZ regarding the recent controversy:
“At Zips Towing, we understand that our involuntary towing isn’t always loved by the public. However, it is a need service by so many companies, HOAs, and privately owned complexes. They hire us to enforce their rules to keep order and proper organization within their facilities. We abide by all local and state laws, which include proper signage and fees provided by Utah State Legislature.”
Koopsman had authorized his friend’s vehicle to park in front of his house, but he claimed the towing company didn’t try to verify this.
He and his friend felt forced to “sign under duress” in order to get the car back, Koopsman told CBS affiliate KJZZ.
The owner of Zips Towing, Dave Terry, acknowledged his company’s controversial practices and stood by its actions.
“We’re just a provided service – a needed service, not necessarily a loved service,” Terry told KJZZ.
“Criticism doesn’t scare us when what we’re doing is legal.”
Terry said that towing policies are ultimately at the hands of the property manager.
Managers are responsible for providing the precise terms of towing restrictions, while towing companies are merely required to provide signage indicating that vehicles in the area may be towed.
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