Winter Woman
Well-Known Member
This happened along time ago in the month of November. My year lease was coming up and I decided to move so I gave notice that I was moving and paid my last months rent. I moved out around the middle of November and I still had at least 2 weeks left on the place. I emptied the house but left my extra car sit there until I was ready for it. The landlord called a tow truck driver and he towed my car and the new people moved right in before my time was up.
I called my landlord and asked why people were living in my rented space and where was my car. He told me had his friend who owned a tow truck to come and tow it. Later that day I received a phone call from the tow truck driver and he told me that I owed him a tow bill and storage fees. I got his address because he had my car parked in his driveway (think hillbilly). I informed him I would call him back later when I had the money.
Later, ended up being Christmas morning bright and very early. I told him I had come for my car and I wanted it right now and I was not paying a dime for it. He said, yes I was and of course I said, no I wasn't. Well, we made enough noise talking loudly that we woke up his kids and they wanted to open their toys and I wanted my car. He called the police and my old landlord.
The police came and they asked the appropriate questions:
Police: Whose car was it?
Tow: Her car. But she owes me money for the tow.
Police: Why did you tow her car?
Tow: Because her car was parked in the driveway of her landlords rental and he wanted it out of there.
Police: Did she owe the man she rented from money?
Tow: I don't know
Me: I produced my paid rent receipt.
Police: What date did you tow her car?
Tow: November, let's say, the 16th.
Police: She had 2 more weeks of rent left.
Police: Before the tow did she owe you money?
Tow: No.
Police: Where is the landlord?
Tow: He is on his way here right now.
Me, now I'm thinking it is good for this bastard to miss Christmas morning.
Police to the tow driver: Sir, what you have done here is stolen her car. Because it is Christmas I'm going to ask this young woman to not press charges so you won't be arrested in front of your children and then she going to drive out of here with her car. Do you understand what I am saying to you? (All the while his kids are opening package and asking daddy why the policeman was there)
Tow: What about the landlord he asked me to move the car?
Police: We'll deal with him when he gets here.
The police officer walked me to my car with a smile on his face and as he closed my car door he told me it was one of the best gotchas he had seen. He gave me big Merry Christmas and I drove out the driveway while my old landlord pulled up
I called my landlord and asked why people were living in my rented space and where was my car. He told me had his friend who owned a tow truck to come and tow it. Later that day I received a phone call from the tow truck driver and he told me that I owed him a tow bill and storage fees. I got his address because he had my car parked in his driveway (think hillbilly). I informed him I would call him back later when I had the money.
Later, ended up being Christmas morning bright and very early. I told him I had come for my car and I wanted it right now and I was not paying a dime for it. He said, yes I was and of course I said, no I wasn't. Well, we made enough noise talking loudly that we woke up his kids and they wanted to open their toys and I wanted my car. He called the police and my old landlord.
The police came and they asked the appropriate questions:
Police: Whose car was it?
Tow: Her car. But she owes me money for the tow.
Police: Why did you tow her car?
Tow: Because her car was parked in the driveway of her landlords rental and he wanted it out of there.
Police: Did she owe the man she rented from money?
Tow: I don't know
Me: I produced my paid rent receipt.
Police: What date did you tow her car?
Tow: November, let's say, the 16th.
Police: She had 2 more weeks of rent left.
Police: Before the tow did she owe you money?
Tow: No.
Police: Where is the landlord?
Tow: He is on his way here right now.
Me, now I'm thinking it is good for this bastard to miss Christmas morning.
Police to the tow driver: Sir, what you have done here is stolen her car. Because it is Christmas I'm going to ask this young woman to not press charges so you won't be arrested in front of your children and then she going to drive out of here with her car. Do you understand what I am saying to you? (All the while his kids are opening package and asking daddy why the policeman was there)
Tow: What about the landlord he asked me to move the car?
Police: We'll deal with him when he gets here.
The police officer walked me to my car with a smile on his face and as he closed my car door he told me it was one of the best gotchas he had seen. He gave me big Merry Christmas and I drove out the driveway while my old landlord pulled up
