I went to visit a friend of mine who lives in an apartment complex. The complex is RiverHorse Ranch in Pflugerville TX. Located at 1525 Grand Avenue Parkway in Pflugerville Texas. When I parked my full size pickup in the parking spot at the end of the row my left rear tire was resting on the curb. Approximately two and a half hours after I came out of the apartment my truck was gone. I called 911 to report my truck as stolen, only to realize it had been towed by Elite Towing and Recovery. The reason they stated to me was because the left rear tire was resting on the curb.
The very rude lady I spoke with in the trailer at their storage yard at 2905 W. Howard Ln charged me $187.40 to get my truck out of the impound. Turns out the tow was completely illegal by state law. State law does not prohibit a vehicle from having a tire on the curb. Even the policies of the apartment complex only state that parking is restricted on the sidewalks, patios and grass. A curb is never mentioned.
When I attempted to speak with Kym Schmoyer, (The owner of the company) she was very rude and had no interest in speaking to me. Her employees were as equally rude as she was. I gave Kym Schmoyer the oppurtunity to refund the money that I was owed before I took the matter to court. She declined my offer and our court date is pending as of the time of this posting.
Watch out for Elite Towing. If you have been towed by them there is a good chance the towing of your vehicle was illegal as that seems to be their common business practice. Elite Towing had to change the name of their company due to the shady and illegal business practices associated with the previous name and owner.
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