cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1188319
Calverton Park’s ordinance ‘prohibits property owners from having an unlicensed and/or inoperable car on the property.’
The city confirmed that since December 2020, there’s been a total of 350 violations and 81 vehicles towed away. If the vehicle is towed away, the city will also issue an abatement fee.
Attorney Jeff Schwartz said Missouri law clearly states that a car can’t be towed from private property unless it’s a safety hazard, or at the request of the property owner. He said trying to argue an expired tag is also a safety hazard is a stretch.
Sucks for that lady, hope she can get some pro bono lawyer to take up her case. I don’t understand how a city can argue that it’s allowed to essentially steal someone’s car off of their private property.