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They did give you notice. They gave you until Friday to get it in compliance. No they will not tow it since you moved it, they couldnt care less where you put it as long as its not on their property. That is not your home, it is your rental. You have to follow the rules. You are renting on private property. Their rules.
See many typical uptight pro landlord / landlord apologists in this thread. Anyway the real reason landlords like to tow so much is because they are usually working with one tow company in particular who gives them a kickback in return for getting all the business.
See many typical uptight pro landlord / landlord apologists in this thread. Anyway the real reason landlords like to tow so much is because they are usually working with one tow company in particular who gives them a kickback in return for getting all the business.
I bet if they checked with the city, they would find that this is a city ordinance as well. HOAs, deeds, landlords, community associations and local laws normally have something regarding this issue.
This isn't about pro landlord anything...it's about complying with the law/lease. The law/lease states your car must be registered, licensed and insured, why is that such a big deal?
Many municipalities have the same rules for unlicensed vehicles on private property such as non-apartments. It usually doesn't involve towing but fines can be imposed (some of this can be state law).
Some municipalities also require landlords to submit a list of tenants names as well as vehicle information for all rentals to Code Enforcement or another department.
HOAs have the same vehicle rules, especially if the units are townhouses.
What happens in some cases for multi-family developments is that people will move out, take the tags off the car and then just leave it sitting there.
I'm not saying its not against the law. I'm saying the reason landlords snitch in a situation like OPs is because they want the kickback profit.
You can prove that of course.
The reasons land lords "snitch" is because: a. it's part of the lease terms and b. they'll be cited as the property owner for having an unlicensed vehicle on their property.
I am writing this post today to express my frustration with my LL as well as ask a question. Today I came home from errands to find a notice slid under the door, stating that my roommate was being cited by the apartments for having expired tags. I suppose we are all the police now. Furthermore this notice said comply by Friday or the vehicle would be towed off property. Okay as you can imagine I'm pretty peeved off. First off roommate is out of town through Monday so I have no way to deal with this. Second should I call them or just ignore it or what? I'll be calling the police and reporting the car stolen if they DO try to tow a car from our own home. Come on now.... What right do they have. And my question why do they care about car tags, it's not like it's dangerous or causing an eyesore. Genuinely curious here folks!
Why doesn't your roommate take care of his own responsibilities and get his registration renewed before it expired
Your roommate knew the tags were going to expire...yes? Why didn't they take care of that before they left the country? Instead of leaving the mess with you?
We all have to play by the same rules. We own our rural 1 acre here, BUT we still are required to keep vehicles properly registered and tags current. As well as insurance.
I am writing this post today to express my frustration with my LL as well as ask a question. Today I came home from errands to find a notice slid under the door, stating that my roommate was being cited by the apartments for having expired tags. I suppose we are all the police now. Furthermore this notice said comply by Friday or the vehicle would be towed off property. Okay as you can imagine I'm pretty peeved off. First off roommate is out of town through Monday so I have no way to deal with this. Second should I call them or just ignore it or what? I'll be calling the police and reporting the car stolen if they DO try to tow a car from our own home. Come on now.... What right do they have. And my question why do they care about car tags, it's not like it's dangerous or causing an eyesore. Genuinely curious here folks!
Most Counties in our State have no cars allowed in driveways, streets that have expired tags. We usually check on it when we go out to inspect a property for other issues or when rent is not paid.
If it is an apartment complex I would understand it even better as it will create an environment of illegal cars being kept as it is just not allowed to operate or have a car in site with expired tags.
Put the car in a storage place or garage and you are fine or pay to have the tag up to date and if you don't want to pay than have the person owning the car be in compliance.
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Today I came home from errands to find a notice slid under the door, stating that my roommate was being cited by the apartments for having expired tags. I suppose we are all the police now. Furthermore this notice said comply by Friday or the vehicle would be towed off property. 
Okay as you can imagine I'm pretty peeved off. First off roommate is out of town through Monday so I have no way to deal with this. Second should I call them or just ignore it or what? I'll be calling the police and reporting the car stolen if they DO try to tow a car from our own home. Come on now.... What right do they have. And my question why do they care about car tags, it's not like it's dangerous or causing an eyesore. Genuinely curious here folks! 
