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There are signs scattered all over Brighton subdivision that read "Illegally parked cars will be towed at owners expense" . These signs are on public streets, not private streets. They are in the public right of way next to the street itself or in some cases at the end of a street that has not yet been cut through and dead ends. They need to be removed immediately. The HOA does not have the authority to enforce parking restrictions of any kind on public right of way streets. When subdivisions give their streets to the local authority they then do not have the right to dictate or enforce any parking restrictions. Only the city and police can enforce parking restrictions and have cars towed for illegal parking on public property. Please make sure the HOA is aware of this and removes the offending signs. None of them is on private property and even if they were, they are unenforceable except on private property, which the streets of Brighton are not and thus should be removed. If my car is towed for being parked outside my house, I will have the HOA and the towing company charged with grand theft auto.
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RPD Sgt. xxxx xxxx, says police are the only agency authorized to tow cars from public streets. Absent a court order from a judge, any HOA board calling a tow truck to enforce covenants about parking on city streets is asking for trouble.
Specifically, they are asking for a criminal charge of motor vehicle theft.
He said covenants are not law. And HOA boards are not police. They can NOT simply call a tow truck and haul off a car parked in violation of covenants.
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The City needs to contact the sign owners and request they be removed. We will not send someone out to remove the signs without first providing the opportunity for an owner to remove.
I have offered to assist by requesting contact information for your HOA. Here at the City, we do not have ready access to HOA contact information. If there is no one willing to assist us by providing the requested HOA contact information, we're unable to proceed in our attempt to assist you, and we'll have to close out your issue in SeeClickFix.
You may contact me directly as follows:
Louis Buonpane
Office of the City Manager
919-996-3070
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Raleigh, NC 27616
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BRIGHTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.
1100 Navaho Drive
Ste 204
Raleigh, NC 27609
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