Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Moving the Cars by Landloard

devildog1 · Dec 4, 2015

Wow sure sounds like the Plow ****! That's somewhere anyone with some brains would not live.
DevilDog

fidowanttobe · Dec 4, 2015

As a former snow removal guy I feel your pain. Although I think 15 min is a bit tight, Your "leave your key with our operations center" idea is brilliant as long as they are bonded. We always had the same problem cars every time and although I couldn't prove it, I heard they were the chronic complainers for many issue. However, MANY people came rushing out to move them to the street or temporarily to the clean area out of courtesy or common sense as soon as the flashing lights were in the lot. Siren is a cool idea too. If you haven't ran an articulating pay loader, pushing and bucketing snow in a auto parking lot between cars, you have NO idea.

paulfun9 · Dec 7, 2015

Not home, on vacation, sick? Only to find your car has been towed from its parking space? Glad I don't have to live there and I really cant say what would happen the first time you towed one of my cars or trucks but I guarantee it would cost you much more than the impound fees you imposed on me for not being home or working a different shift than you and will leave it at that!

If a tenant isn't home I simply plow around their car and they can clean up their space as they have designated parking anyway.

Garandman · Dec 7, 2015

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tcartwri · Dec 7, 2015

Not sure how this is a Canadian thing.... As I have never heard of landlords towing cars as a policy. I do know that in Montreal the city will move your car a couple of streets over while they are clearing. To my knowledge, there is no charge for this.

Garandman · Dec 7, 2015

tcartwri said:
Not sure how this is a Canadian thing.... As I have never heard of landlords towing cars as a policy. I do know that in Montreal the city will move your car a couple of streets over while they are clearing. To my knowledge, there is no charge for this.

They do this in Boston at times if they can't find the owner.

Boston Fire is more creative. Say, for example, they come to a fire scene and find a BMW parked directly in front of the nearest hydrant.....

tcartwri · Dec 7, 2015

Garandman said:
They do this in Boston at times if they can't find the owner.

Boston Fire is more creative. Say, for example, they come to a fire scene and find a BMW parked directly in front of the nearest hydrant.....

Have you seen the video of the Montreal FD ramming police cruisers in order to get to a fire....

CDN Farm Boy · Dec 7, 2015

tcartwri said:
Not sure how this is a Canadian thing.... .

It's not, trust me. In no way is it Canadian to be an unreasonable *****.

I've been doing snow for 8 yrs and know most of the operators in this area. NONE of us have the ability to tow. Even the City is far too complaciant with cars parked on the road when a parking ban is in place. Private property? Drive around then, its just part of the job.

Garandman · Dec 7, 2015

CDN Farm Boy said:
//NONE of us have the ability to tow. Even the City is far too complacent with cars parked on the road when a parking ban is in place. Private property? Drive around then, its just part of the job.

You'd think people would be motivated to get their cars out of the way....

Rock knocker · Dec 7, 2015

colpete@pspm.net said:
As part and parcel of this procedure my leases require the tenants to move the vehicles within 15 minuets of our sounding the siren, and provide for my ability to move the vehicle with out liability. If the non complying tenant figures that they are not going to work with us and fails to move their vehicle I have it towed to an impound. The tenant then has to pay for the tow and storage.

I think if challenged, you would fail miserably in court.