A tenant in my building had my car towed, claiming it was in his spot. Is this legal? Is the tenant liable?

Question:
I had verbal approval from the landlady to park in the spot. The landlady had instructed the tenant to park in what previously was my spot.

The tenant agreed and didn't inform the landlady about the tow.

The California vehicle code doesn't deal with assigned parking spots in apartment buildings:

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc22658.htm

Answers:
You're trying to prove yourself innocent. Take him to small claims court for the cost of towing and make him prove he's innocent. Chances are he'll not be able to provide proof/paperwork for a particular space. Make sure he can't then go before the judge. Since you otherwise can park there as a tenant, he'll have illegally towed your car and is responcible for the tow and all of your costs resulting from his actions.

Other Answers:
The tenant would be liable if you went to court and had the landlady or a notorized signed paper from your landlady stating the terms of the agreement. But by the time you got done going to court, at least 2 times, missing work, and court costs, you would lose more money than what the tow costs. Just an idea... to get even have his towed. Have a nice day.
I would check this web site if I were you. http://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/landlordbook/ Logically, the person should not have been able to have your car towed without some kind of authorization to do so. Could I call a tow company and have a random car in a Wal-mart parking lot towed? I think the tow company or the other resident would be liable, but I'm not sure.

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