This reminded me of the most epic car owner vs boot battle. I couldn't find the original thread but found another one with the juicy bits:
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f7/epic-hoa-parking-boot-battle-572540/#/forumsite/20623/topics/572540
Cliffs:
1 HOA parking contractor boots owners Audi for lack of parking pass in front of his house (car had been parked there for months with pass displayed - owner forgot to put it out one time)
2) Owner was going to work on the Audi anyway so he jacks it up onto rollers and rolls it into the garage.
3) Owner calls police to see if he can remove the boot. Police tell him it is illegal to damage the boot
4) Owner calls parking company and tells them to come get the boot. Tells them he won't pay. They threaten to tow and he says I'd like to see you try since its in my garage. parking company is like WTF?
5) They setup a time to get the boot. 5 cars of parking company folks and a sheriff show up at owners house. Parking guys says you've stolen the boot. Owners say you can come pick it up right now. Parking guy is no you stole it. Sheriff looks at parking guy like he's a dumbass
6) Internet descends on parking company owner who goes batshit insane and begins booting everything aggressively
7) HOA fires parking company.