Guy sticks it to the man, fights parking enforcement nazis

[OutHouse]

booting is getting out of hand. its nothing but blackmail and it should be made illegal for a private company to boot and hold your vehicle hostage until you pay.

 

[mugs]

That guy's repeated use of the word "kiddies" is really annoying.

 

[buck]

Wow that was a long read, but well worth it.

 

[darkxshade]

Originally posted by: mugs
That guy's repeated use of the word "kiddies" is really annoying.

Glad I wasn't the only one.

As interesting the story is, it was hard to read and follow. I found myself skipping sentences and paragraphs because I had no idea what he's talking about. I'm still backing him though.

 

[AndrewR]

If the guy gets into more legal hot water, he needs to find some ASU law students in the complex and get the law school on his side. I'm sure they'd help, and he'd have access to some motivated researchers and law professors.

Awesome story -- hope it makes the news.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: Citrix
booting is getting out of hand. its nothing but blackmail and it should be made illegal for a private company to boot and hold your vehicle hostage until you pay.

Yup, I can't believe how much power we've ceded to private companies. I hope I never live in an HOA'ed area.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Needs cliffs.

So, he won the battle but lost the war.

- Man lives in gated community
- HOA outsources parking enforcement to APS (Arizona Parking Solutions)
- Man comes home to find one of his cars booted due to parking tag in wrong place
- Man finds loopholes in laws, puts booted car on dollies and moves it into his garage
- Man tells APS that they can come pick up the boot
- Man refuses to pay, APS threatens charges, police are on man's side
- APS goes to HOA, who tell APS they're in the wrong to revoke his parking tag
- APS goes boot-crazy on whole neighborhood
- HOA tells them to back down
- pending litigation from APS to man

I think I got that right, feel free to correct anything I blootered or add anything I forgot.

 

[cheezy321]

Dude this is a great thread. I read it all this morning and want to let you guys know a little bit more background info.

A little background info on the complex:
- This place was built during the ABSOLUTE PEAK of the housing boom in PHX. As you can tell from the pictures, they attempted to stuff as many houses in as little space as possible, with no regard to parking.
- This complex is pretty close to Arizona State University (2nd biggest college in the nation) and a majority of this complex is owners renting out the unit to college students
- There is such a lack of parking in this complex that it is almost next to impossible to find a spot on the weekend
- They gave APS the contract to fix parking becuase it WAS BROKEN BY THEM in the first place. It never worked, even the second people started living here you could tell there was going to be a parking problem

 

[AndrewR]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber

Originally posted by: Citrix
booting is getting out of hand. its nothing but blackmail and it should be made illegal for a private company to boot and hold your vehicle hostage until you pay.

Yup, I can't believe how much power we've ceded to private companies. I hope I never live in an HOA'ed area.

I hate to break it to you, but most places are HOA'ed these days. We're looking to buy up here (NE Maryland), and every single housing area has a HOA unless it's rural, then you have to deal with well water and no cable service, which we're not keen on (plus the longer commute).

The key is finding an older community with a minimal HOA. I can't imagine paying hundreds each month for a HOA fee. That's absurd unless they wipe my butt for me with silk and clean the toilets.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: AndrewR

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber

Originally posted by: Citrix
booting is getting out of hand. its nothing but blackmail and it should be made illegal for a private company to boot and hold your vehicle hostage until you pay.

Yup, I can't believe how much power we've ceded to private companies. I hope I never live in an HOA'ed area.

I hate to break it to you, but most places are HOA'ed these days. We're looking to buy up here (NE Maryland), and every single housing area has a HOA unless it's rural, then you have to deal with well water and no cable service, which we're not keen on (plus the longer commute).

The key is finding an older community with a minimal HOA. I can't imagine paying hundreds each month for a HOA fee. That's absurd unless they wipe my butt for me with silk and clean the toilets.

If you have a good well, well water is awesome..

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: AndrewR

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber

Originally posted by: Citrix
booting is getting out of hand. its nothing but blackmail and it should be made illegal for a private company to boot and hold your vehicle hostage until you pay.

Yup, I can't believe how much power we've ceded to private companies. I hope I never live in an HOA'ed area.

I hate to break it to you, but most places are HOA'ed these days. We're looking to buy up here (NE Maryland), and every single housing area has a HOA unless it's rural, then you have to deal with well water and no cable service, which we're not keen on (plus the longer commute).

The key is finding an older community with a minimal HOA. I can't imagine paying hundreds each month for a HOA fee. That's absurd unless they wipe my butt for me with silk and clean the toilets.

If you have a good well, well water is awesome..

+1 for living in the country

 

[Ness]

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Needs cliffs.

So, he won the battle but lost the war.

- Man lives in gated community
- HOA outsources parking enforcement to APS (Arizona Parking Solutions)
- Man comes home to find one of his cars booted due to parking tag in wrong place
- Man finds loopholes in laws, puts booted car on dollies and moves it into his garage
- Man tells APS that they can come pick up the boot
- Man refuses to pay, APS threatens charges, police are on man's side
- APS goes to HOA, who tell APS they're in the wrong to revoke his parking tag
- APS goes boot-crazy on whole neighborhood
- HOA tells them to back down
- pending litigation from APS to man

I think I got that right, feel free to correct anything I blootered or add anything I forgot.

Pretty much says it right there.

 

[Xavier434]

I just finished reading the whole thing. I haven't read something that satisfying in a very long time. This man deserves a medal.

 

[Finalnight]

3/4 way through so far and an epic war has broken out, this is awesome!!!

 

[thomsbrain]

I hope he emerges victorious. This was cut and dried, IMO.

Even the parking Nazis at University of California, Santa Cruz waived my ticket when I forgot to display my permit back in the day.

 

[AkumaX]

nice thread. 8/10 for execution

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: Ness

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Needs cliffs.

So, he won the battle but lost the war.

- Man lives in gated community
- HOA outsources parking enforcement to APS (Arizona Parking Solutions)
- Man comes home to find one of his cars booted due to parking tag in wrong place
- Man finds loopholes in laws, puts booted car on dollies and moves it into his garage
- Man tells APS that they can come pick up the boot
- Man refuses to pay, APS threatens charges, police are on man's side
- APS goes to HOA, who tell APS they're in the wrong to revoke his parking tag
- APS goes boot-crazy on whole neighborhood
- HOA tells them to back down
- pending litigation from APS to man

I think I got that right, feel free to correct anything I blootered or add anything I forgot.

Pretty much says it right there.

The thing you left out is:
-APS appears to be run by zealots who are incapable of rational thought

 

[Atheus]

On a similar note:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/3112670.stm

 

[Riverhound777]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude

Originally posted by: Ness

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Needs cliffs.

So, he won the battle but lost the war.

- Man lives in gated community
- HOA outsources parking enforcement to APS (Arizona Parking Solutions)
- Man comes home to find one of his cars booted due to parking tag in wrong place
- Man finds loopholes in laws, puts booted car on dollies and moves it into his garage
- Man tells APS that they can come pick up the boot
- Man refuses to pay, APS threatens charges, police are on man's side
- APS goes to HOA, who tell APS they're in the wrong to revoke his parking tag
- APS goes boot-crazy on whole neighborhood
- HOA tells them to back down
- pending litigation from APS to man

I think I got that right, feel free to correct anything I blootered or add anything I forgot.

Pretty much says it right there.

The thing you left out is:
-APS appears to be run by zealots who are incapable of rational thought

He never refused to pay.

 

[torpid]

I don't think he's stuck it to the man yet. Sounds like they are preparing to stick it to him with elaborate court proceedings.

 

[shiner]

Shit like this is why I bought just under 50 acres of land in the country to build on.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: cheezy321
Dude this is a great thread. I read it all this morning and want to let you guys know a little bit more background info.

A little background info on the complex:
- This place was built during the ABSOLUTE PEAK of the housing boom in PHX. As you can tell from the pictures, they attempted to stuff as many houses in as little space as possible, with no regard to parking.
- This complex is pretty close to Arizona State University (2nd biggest college in the nation) and a majority of this complex is owners renting out the unit to college students
- There is such a lack of parking in this complex that it is almost next to impossible to find a spot on the weekend
- They gave APS the contract to fix parking becuase it WAS BROKEN BY THEM in the first place. It never worked, even the second people started living here you could tell there was going to be a parking problem

yep. we saw some townhouses like those when we were searching for houses. after seeing one, i told my realtor that we refuse to buy a property like that

 

[xanis]

One word comes to mind when reading that story: EPIC.

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: Riverhound777

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude

Originally posted by: Ness

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Needs cliffs.

So, he won the battle but lost the war.

- Man lives in gated community
- HOA outsources parking enforcement to APS (Arizona Parking Solutions)
- Man comes home to find one of his cars booted due to parking tag in wrong place
- Man finds loopholes in laws, puts booted car on dollies and moves it into his garage
- Man tells APS that they can come pick up the boot
- Man refuses to pay, APS threatens charges, police are on man's side
- APS goes to HOA, who tell APS they're in the wrong to revoke his parking tag
- APS goes boot-crazy on whole neighborhood
- HOA tells them to back down
- pending litigation from APS to man

I think I got that right, feel free to correct anything I blootered or add anything I forgot.

Pretty much says it right there.

The thing you left out is:
-APS appears to be run by zealots who are incapable of rational thought

He never refused to pay.

Yes, it clearly states he never refused to pay.

 

[wheresmybacon]

This is one of the best things I've ever read online.

:thumbsup: