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I have a parking space assigned to me with my apartment. My lease says I need my car registered and legal to be parked on the property. After being laid off, I changed my registration to non-op until I found gainful employment. My landlord has told me unless and have my car registered for street use, it will be towed. My car is legally parked, registered as non-op, and not in violation of any law. Can my landlord do that?
Are you still on an annual lease, or are you on month to month?
If still on annual with more months to go, I would let landlord know that you are abiding by the lease terms. Your vehicle is registered and is legal.
If the landlord tows the vehicle, he would be breaking the agreed upon terms as signed in the lease. You could sue him for costs related to the tow and retrieval plus he would owe you court costs when you win. You would win.
You can call the police and stop the tow. Make sure to have some extra copies of the lease that show the exact wording about the car. Highlight it.
If the lease is on month to month, the landlord can give you new lease terms with 30 day notice(or whatever notice is required per your lease/state law.) He can modify the lease terms to be more specific about the registration type of the vehile. He could simply specify that non-opt registration is not allowed.
How much time is left on your lease? If lots of time, you can send him certified return receipt mail stating the exact wording of the lease, the date signed and let him know you are abiding by the lease terms and that your car is legally registered (can give reg# and dates) and if he tows your car it is against the rules and you will call the police and also take legal action to recover all monies related to towing/retrieval/impound fees, etc.
The owner of the house your renting should have gave you the HOA rules in addition to whats on the Lease. Yes you have to follow ALL rules. In my apt complex cars must be Tag Titled Insp & Insured Or get towed!
I managed a home in Pittsburg CA where the tenant had a second car registered as Non-OP...
I didn't make a big deal as long as it was kept clean and the tires were not flat.
The city cited the owner for having a non-operational vehicle in public view...
Old story of no good deed goes unpunished... city could care less it was registered as Non-Op.
Code required a vehicle not operable whether due to mechanical condition or not having a current tag to be within a permitted structure and not in public view... a fenced yard in a zoned residential area was not acceptable.
I have a parking space assigned to me with my apartment. My lease says I need my car registered and legal to be parked on the property. After being laid off, I changed my registration to non-op until I found gainful employment. My landlord has told me unless and have my car registered for street use, it will be towed. My car is legally parked, registered as non-op, and not in violation of any law. Can my landlord do that?
Yes, your landlord can do that. Non op is another way of saying 'dead car parked'. No one wants a dead car parked in their parking lot. As someone else suggested, move it somewhere offsite until it's ready for the road.
Why did you change the registration? Are you not using the car daily?
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