'I got my landlord arrested': Tenant gets property managers arrested for auto theft when they errantly tow his vehicle

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    r/ProRevenge Posted by u/dean_of_gcc 22 5 & o How I got my landlord arrested for auto theft I used to live in a rental townhome. The place was great. It was run by a big company but they paid an onsite super to run the office, coordinate repairs, et cetera. When I moved in it was this nice older retired couple. Few years later they moved on and the were company hired these two young dudes. They . Recent college grads who looked down on the blue-collar tenants, did loud parties all night, general
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    In addition to renting the townhouse you could rent a covered spot. If you did they gave you a hang tag and if you didn't have the hang tag you'd get towed. I had the same car, same spot and same tag the whole time I lived there. One day I come out and my car is gone. It was towed for "no hang tag" but in the pictures the tow company took it's clearly there. I paid to get it out and complained to the two idiots. They had to call to authorize a tow, company couldn't just do it on there own. They
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    When I'd talk to the supers about it they'd just laugh. I knew they were doing it on purpose, so I did some research. The tow company gave me the names of the people who called it in and it was mostly one guy but some the other. The tow company wasn't liable because the landlords had called them so that was out. But I did some research and found out that in my state calling for a tow when you know it's not a legal tow is grand theft auto just like if you broke into a car. I also found out you ca
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    I took that recording and the list of calls to a buddy who's an attorney and he helped me take it to the local police. Police were more than happy to have a couple felony charges dropped into their laps so they filed charges and went to arrest them. Corporate fired them same day, refunded ALL of my fees for getting my car out of hock and gave me a rental discount for a few months. They both ended up eating the felony and got probation. Last I heard they weren't able to find decent jobs because o
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    GrilldChee Straightforward solution. Elegant. Obviously they were not taking their role seriously. Good for you. 3.2k Sad-Break6382 Reply Share Elegant indeed! 261 ●●● Reply Share
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    photonicsguy So, if they kept on getting the car towed, were they charged with multiple thefts of the same vehicle, or just a single theft? Reply Share 295
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    zemol42 This is literally "pro" revenge as you enlisted the professionals all along the way: towing company, lawyer, police, judges, corporate office. Well done. Reply Share 1.8k
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    DJKaotica Corporate fired them same day, refunded ALL of my fees for getting my car out of hock and gave me a rental discount for a few months. Corporate probably got lots of complaints after they hired them but needed good cause to fire them. You gave them that and were rewarded. 608 Reply Share
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    Efficient Hawk8616 INFO: What lesson were they trying to get you to learn? 661 Reply Share 649 ... iarmit "I'm the big man and I can do whatever I want?" The same lesson every idiot with a smidgen of perceived power tries to teach those they assume they have power over Reply Share
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    LearnsFromExperience Sounds like you learned your lesson! 164 ↓ Reply Share

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