Finders Keepers
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statsman
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Additional information.
It is the tow truck driver's call as to the property owner having to pay for the tow.
If the vehicle is in reasonable condition and there is a likelihood it will be claimed, the driver may waive a fee.
The property owner would never be on the hook for storage, just for the cost of the tow.
It is the tow truck driver's call as to the property owner having to pay for the tow.
If the vehicle is in reasonable condition and there is a likelihood it will be claimed, the driver may waive a fee.
The property owner would never be on the hook for storage, just for the cost of the tow.
lol yea when given a choice, tow truck drivers will definitely be fair
atss2006
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don't have it towed.
If the property owner is the landlord and the owner was a tenant, he can apply to the LTB and claim the bike as abandoned property. He has to file the paperwork and wait 30 days (I think its 170 bucks), and he might have already filed it to get back into the unit.
If its for a building that has parking available, the property owner can apply to have a lien put against the bike. Its the same process a mechanic uses when someone brings in a vehicle to fix and doesnt pay.
If the property owner is the landlord and the owner was a tenant, he can apply to the LTB and claim the bike as abandoned property. He has to file the paperwork and wait 30 days (I think its 170 bucks), and he might have already filed it to get back into the unit.
If its for a building that has parking available, the property owner can apply to have a lien put against the bike. Its the same process a mechanic uses when someone brings in a vehicle to fix and doesnt pay.
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Venom01
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Someone asks for advice and got GTAM'D
Some things about this forum NEVER change.
Amusing to me is when I say GTAM'D I pronounce it gotdamned. Sorry. I'm bored.
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statsman
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If the tenant has moved out of the unit in the building and there is no lease or other options in force.
Tow it.
There is abundant case law going back over a century that property left behind in this situation is abandoned.
If the owner of the motorcycle wants it back, he will know where it is from the registered letters.
He can make a claim against the tow company. It's their bike now.
This is why you have the police deal with it the legal way.
You also get the police involved so when the PO calls in to report his bike as stolen they merely advise which tow company now has possession of it.
Isn't it amazing what bad riding weather will do to a thread in a motorcycle forum.
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eoszlak
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I presume you meant 'will do to' and yes, absolutely. I feel like this particular member had it coming with this particular inquiry and how he went about it. A lot of people are fair weather riders though, so theoretically they parked their bikes a month ago ++ and have been bitter since. I know first hand from my own friends from GTAM on the Whatsapp group I made that the $|-|i+ talking had certainly gotten more/worse with the closing of riding season.
'Finding bikes' or talking smack are non productive ways of passing the time. However entertaining these short term solutions may or not be for everyone.
One of life's greatest temptations is something for nothing. Whether it's a free bike or free boat or something left at the side of the road almost everything legally belongs to someone even if no one wants it. As Hedo and others point out, the legal way of obtaining such items often outweighs the value.
An abandoned rotted out fiberglass boat is a liability. The owner doesn't want to pay to have it scrapped. The property owner where it is stored wants it gone. The dump wants money to process it. A dreamer wants to restore it if he can get it absolutely free but in many cases can't even find out name or location of the true owner.
statsman
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In the situation outlined, the frame of the bike is damaged, so it has little or no value to be ridden.
When the 90 days are up, make the tow company an offer before it goes to auction.
It still has value for it's parts and the tow company will probably be happy to get rid of it.
I believe the lien holder has to attempt to get the maximum price for the item and give the legal owner any surplus. An auction covers all the bases. In this case the bike wouldn't pay the storage fees. However the legal owner could still raise a fuss because it had sentimental value and due process wasn't followed.
BTW this is also one of the reasons some shops won't work on old bikes.
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