Walk It Through: The Towed Car
A spot in a private lot, a car gone from it, and the bill for getting it back.
Running late, a driver parks in a store's lot to go to the restaurant across the street.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One towed car. The tow company's rates, a car towed from an apartment complex, a lien on the car and the fees for storage are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Magistrate courtThe county court that hears civil actions up to $20,000, apart from interest and costs, and evictions where title is not in dispute.
- Unlawful entry and detainerA suit by a person forcibly or unlawfully turned out of possession, or against one unlawfully holding over, for the premises and damages, brought within three years.