Legal Question in Traffic Law in Florida

Parking in a Tow-Away Zone
I recently pulled into a local restaurant that was extremely crowded with teenagers. There were no spaces to park in the restaurant's lot, so my friend and I searched for a spot. Most spots had ''Tow Away Zone'' signs. Then we found an area behind a shopping complex. A couple cars were parked there already, and there were absolutely no signs saying a person could not park there. If there had been, we wouldn't have parked there. Fifteen minutes later I came back to my car to leave, and it was on a tow truck. Luckily, the guy dropped it right there for me for 50 dollars, without taking it away. He had been ordered by a cop to come tow my car, and also the other cars. I want to write a letter of complaint to the owner of the complex for failure to post signs, and demand that he/she pay me 50 dollars since I believe it was his/her fault. It was unnecessary that I had to pay 50 dollars, and I will take it to a small claims court if needed and if it is thought that I have a good case. Do I have a good case?? P.S. I already have the complex owner's information and have taken pictures of the site with no signs.

Asked on 2/11/03, 1:43 pm

Eric Dirga Eric J. Dirga, PA

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Re: Parking in a Tow-Away Zone

You said the law enforcement owner ordered the cars towed. How can you show that 1) the cars were wrongfully towed, and 2) it is the owners fault?

Answered on 2/11/03, 1:58 pm

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