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    Default Is It Illegal for My Apartment Complex to Put a Snow Fine Sticker on My Window

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: new york

    Curious if there's anything I can do in this situation. my apartment complex plows the snow after it stops snowing, not every time but occasionally. i just moved into this complex and the rules state if your car is parked where they need to plow your car will be fined. my car breaks down and I leave it for the day to go to work. It did not stop snowing until 3pm, I get home at 7pm and find my driver side window has a large orange snow fine sticker on it. I was wondering if this is illegal or if there is something I could do about it. There's nothing at all in the lease that says they will be doing this. Thanks in advance.

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    Default Re: Is It Illegal for My Apartment Complex to Put a Snow Fine Sticker on My Window

    What type of sticker are we talking about? For example, are we speaking of something affixed in the manner of a post-it note, or are we speaking of a sticker that is plastered to your window with some form of contact adhesive in order to make it extremely difficult to remove?

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    Default Re: Is It Illegal for My Apartment Complex to Put a Snow Fine Sticker on My Window

    I'm talking the large adhesive kind. The kind that when you use a razor and goo gone residue is still on the window.

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    Default Re: Is It Illegal for My Apartment Complex to Put a Snow Fine Sticker on My Window

    I personally don't think that type of sticker is appropriate, ever. What the local police might think of the practice, though? That's an answer you can only get from them.
    Quote Quoting New York Penal Code, Sec. 145.14 Criminal tampering in the third degree.
    A person is guilty of criminal tampering in the third degree when, having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to believe that he has such right, he tampers with property of another person with intent to cause substantial inconvenience to such person or to a third person.

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    Default Re: Is It Illegal for My Apartment Complex to Put a Snow Fine Sticker on My Window

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    I'm talking the large adhesive kind. The kind that when you use a razor and goo gone residue is still on the window.
    I couldn't find anything one way or the other but I suppose that, technically, it could be vandalism but good luck getting the police involved.

    And I don't imagine you'll have much luck suing the apartment owners for the time, effort, and few bucks that it took to remove the sticker.

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    Default Re: Is It Illegal for My Apartment Complex to Put a Snow Fine Sticker on My Window

    I suggest you consult the manager for the clause in your lease they are exercising.

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    Default Re: Is It Illegal for My Apartment Complex to Put a Snow Fine Sticker on My Window

    Cities and municipalities use those stickers all the time. They do come off, it just takes a bit of work.

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    Default Re: Is It Illegal for My Apartment Complex to Put a Snow Fine Sticker on My Window

    Rubbing alcohol or starting fluid.

    Quote Quoting CenTex71
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    Cities and municipalities use those stickers all the time. They do come off, it just takes a bit of work.

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    Default Re: Is It Illegal for My Apartment Complex to Put a Snow Fine Sticker on My Window

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    Cities and municipalities use those stickers all the time. They do come off, it just takes a bit of work.
    What cities and municipalities use those stickers "all the time"?

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    Default Re: Is It Illegal for My Apartment Complex to Put a Snow Fine Sticker on My Window

    Quote Quoting Mr. Knowitall
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    What cities and municipalities use those stickers "all the time"?

    Any city that practices street cleaning or snow clearing or alternate side parking - NYC and NJ cities in particular.
    To be fair, I think NYC recently changed their sticker.

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