Suing my Rental Company Over a Towed Rental Car

[Mark Goldstein]

Hey everyone, I had a quick legal question for you all.

I got into a car accident a few weeks ago, so I have been driving a rental car. My apartment complex tows, so my property manager gave me a visitor parking pass to put on the rental car that he said would allow me to park there until the 30th of September. This morning, I woke up and my rental car had been towed.

When my rental office opens, I plan to go the management and request that they pay the impound fees. If they don't, I want to threaten legal action because I relied on their assurance that the parking pass they gave me would prevent me from getting towed until the 30th of the month. The impound fee would be the damages I would request. Also, I had to use a day of sick leave for my job that I would not have used otherwise, because I was saving it for an emergency. Would I be able to request any sort of damages for that as well?

My main question, though, is whether you think I have any sort of legal recourse. The only written documentation I have is the parking pass he provided me, which is in the car.

[Rob Gillespie]

Mark,

I feel for ya, but is it really worth your time taking something like this to court? I would be really cool with them and explain the situation. I would request your day off work as well as towing/ impound fees in writing. If they ignore you, you can get an attorney to write you a letter of probably around 100 bucks, but now you are out even more.

I hope thing get better for you, but spend your time and energy working toward a brighter future, and do not let the mistakes of yesterday ruin your day. :mrgreen: