Dolly Man
Audi Booted
By APS

insanity ensues ...

So the owner of an Audi had his car booted outside his house by his HOA (Home Owners Association). Instead of paying the fine (which was wrongly assessed by a 3rd part parking Nazi organization to begin with according to the story), he decided to play a game of chess with the "Schmucks".  From there the insanity ensues and snowballs into more than Dolly Man could have imagined.  The following is the intro paragraph from a couple of sources.  Read the rest below off of the links to the message strings on a couple of threads.

As I told myself I'd never live in a HOA community here I am. After a year here they forced upon us that we had to pay for parking passes to park outside. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ There's over 700 homes.

Gee, I wounder why they did that?

So you have to display your pass or you get booted, by an outsider company not associated with the HOA, they just won the contract. As the schmucks drive though they look for the obvious outsiders looking to park (visitors) and boot them, and milk the cows. "That will be $140 Sir to remove the boot."

Well, it's just a long day @ work, your mind is busy, you park and don't put your pass on your rear view. They throw 2 boots on you, a large display sticker, phone # and $140 removal fee. I've parked in the same spot for 3 months, always displayed, they know the car, a extensively modified Audi parked in the same spot for 3 months with a displayed pass. It's a no brainier I have a pass.

Gee, I wounder why the pass isn't a permanent sticker?

Now, why wouldn't I always keep the pass hanging from my rearveiw? Being in the top 10 auto theft capitals in the country, I'm not comfortable DISPLAYING where I live when the community is displayed in the largest characters on the pass.

The plastered WARNING sticker on the window mentions you will be pentilzed to the fullest of law if you remove or damage the boots. So I called the cops.........only one.....but she said I can not damage the the boots, however nothing illegal about removing them.


You know the case, if you don't pay up evenly you'll get towed,so.......

I'm just going to get some f-ing dollys, install them and push the freaking Audi right into the garage you bsaterds. Give them a call to come get their num nut boots..........................and the Audi is undergoing a semi-rebuild....I don't need them off...they won't bother me keeping them on....I don't need to drive it.....a waiting game means nothing.

I own my home, they can not come on the individual property unless I grant permission, and they can not tow it as it'll be in the garage.

The Arizona Parking Solutions, (A.K.A. the APS), says they offer to communities in Arizona, proven and cost effective parking enforcement.  They do this by shaping the behavior of community residents and guests by clearly communicating parking rules (really) and holding violators responsible for their actions in a fair and consistent manner. Fair huh?  Ok.  Take a look at how they define fair on the message boards.