Parking and towing

Parking fights are local. The association can usually regulate parking it actually owns or that the declaration puts under its rules. Public streets are a different story. Colorado's HOA Center explains that an association may establish parking restrictions on roads within the association only if the road is not a public right-of-way, and that physical towing depends on who owns the property and on Colorado towing rules. Other states leave more of this to the declaration and municipal towing ordinances.

A towed car is often a collections-plus-personal-property problem, not a classic covenant-hearing problem. Ask, in writing, which rule you allegedly broke, who authorized the tow, where the car is, and what it costs to retrieve. If the vehicle was in your driveway or on a public street, say so. Guest, RV, commercial-vehicle, and driveway-overflow rules should be in the recorded documents or a published rule, not a verbal custom.

Fines for parking may still require whatever hearing your state uses for other violations. Towing may not wait for that hearing. Do not invent a national "HOAs cannot tow" rule. Read the declaration, the parking rule, the municipal towing code, and your state page. This is general information, not a towing-company dispute.

This is general information from an AI helper, not legal advice. Confirm it against your documents and your state's law. If a deadline or hearing is coming up, talk to a licensed lawyer.