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    Default Towed from My Deeded Parking Space

    My question involves a condominium located in the State of: Lynnwood, Washington (State)

    The HOA at my condominium recently had sealing and maintenance done in the parking and driveway areas around my condo complex. We received notices of the days we needed to remove our cars. The parking areas accross the driveway from us were clearly highlighted to be worked on a specific day. Our side of the parking lot/drive way, where my deeded parking spots are, were not at all highlighted in any way. The wording "zones", "inside the highlighted circle", "inside the outlined circles" or any variation of any similar wording to clue us in that our deeded parking spaces were included in the plan on the same day were ommited from the letter and diagrams we received. The only highlighted areas were the outer areas and not the parking clusters in the middle or inside areas on our side of the driveways. We were left to figure out on our own that they intended to also seal and work on our side of the parking lot on the listed dates.

    We were towed to the opposite side of the complex into a visitor parking spot and apparently we will be billed for this.

    Can we fight the charges and win? What legal statutes or legal precedents apply that we can quote in an appeal letter to the HOA to waive the towing charges?

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    Default Re: Towed from My Deeded Parking Space

    Considering the notice was legally defective and the HOA towed your car for THEIR convenience, I would say you have no legal obligation to pay for the towing. I would tell them that in writing and if they persist, then something legal could be done.

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    Default Re: Towed from My Deeded Parking Space

    If you were told that the area in which you parked was not one from which cars would be towed, then you have a good defense to an attempt to bill you for the towing. When you brought this issue to the attention of the HOA, what did they say? Have you spoken with other members of your community who were similarly towed?

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