Speaking of putting up parking lots

[John105]

Basically there was one behind these businesses. Picture row homes but they are businesses on the ground floor.

There was a parking lot which accumulated abandoned cars. We used it to go to the said businesses and park there.

People were so careless I think they often assumed cars were abandoned and blocked them in. Assuming they don’t move. This happened to us in the ‘06 LS.

The lot was redone, and there are now signs with QR codes to pay for parking. It was not done by the township, it’s private.

A couple questions….obviously there’s a service by which people can enter plate and buy parking just like a municipality does.

Does the service provide enforcement? Or maybe I’m mistaken, maybe the town enforces it and takes a cut?

It’s fascinating that control is no longer by gate, it’s by apps.

Seems like it could be a win for the lot owner. Before people were using it for free and it had a trashy appearance.

 

[mk378]

It will vary by state and local laws. Many places would not allow this arrangement where a towing company patrols parking lots looking for cars to tow. That leads to a lot of cars being towed when they should not, and there is no real penalty to the towing company for doing that other than they have to release the car without charge.

In places with the stricter laws, each improperly parked car has to be called in to a towing company by the owner or renter of the property. The important distinction is that the person deciding the car is to be towed is not going to profit from the tow, they only want the car gone so a customer can park in the space. The law also prohibits any arrangement that would provide a "kick-back" to property owners.

Towing away from private property is entirely private. The town is not involved other than that local police must be notified since the car owner often thinks it has been stolen.

 

[JohnnyG]

I've heard of people putting their own QR code on top of those that exist on meters, just be careful.

 

[someonesomewhere]

Don't come to Nashville. Lol. All the lots downtown are like this, and tow or boot excessively. There's currently a big stink about it.