Friday, February 4, 2011

Important Questions on the Towing of Vehicles

A notice was attached to the outside entrance doors of each building this past week. In summary, the notice reads that a company called Firehouse Towing will be towing vehicles for snow removal purposes and will also remove vehicles from 11pm thru 6am for residents denied a parking permit.
  • Does the company 'Firehouse Towing'  legitimately exist in 2011?
  • Aren't tow companies required to be licensed and insured in the state of Massachusetts?
  • Shouldn't 'Spring Gate' residents have a right to be informed of the tow company's legal name, license number, current address, and current insurance information?
Here are some interesting facts uncovered about the tow company Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apartments has hired or contracted with to tow vehicles from this subsidized housing complex. Firehouse Towing or Firehouse Inc. used to have the address of 190 Columbia Road, Hanover, Mass. until 900 shareholders voted to approve the company's dissolution several years back. The current business listing at that same address is now Petroleum Gas Station, 190 Columbia Rd., Hanover, MA 02339. So whatever happened to Firehouse Towing? Are any of those shareholders affiliated with investors, owners, or management of Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apartments?
     We certainly wouldn't want any conflicts of interest or kickbacks going on. Would we?  I believe it would be reasonable for residents of Spring Gate to know the answers to all of these questions before anyone is allowed to touch their personal property, especially because low-income tenants' personal property was carelessly damaged by hired-hands during the renovations in 2006 and during other times also.

 
* NAHT

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