Towing Issues: towing from apartment complex, small claims court, apartment management

Question
I live in an apartment complex in Denver, CO.  On Friday afternoon, April 11th, the management says they placed fliers on each of the door clips stating that there would be parking lot maintenance done on Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th and that any cars in the affected areas not moved by 7:30 am on the respective days would be towed at the owners expense.  There were no other signs posted in the business office, or in mailboxes, or around the complex, and I never received the notice on my door clip, thus my car was towed yesterday morning and it cost me $202 dollars to get it back.  I am trying to find out if there are any laws about the amount of time notice must be given before such a project as well as the proper methods of informing the community. There are many people throughout the community that were towed, and some that also claimed to have not received the notice on their door clip.  The management says it is each individuals problem and not theirs but is there anything that can be done?  Thanks for your help.

Answer
well from what you say in the question, it sounds as if the apartment management put some notes on the doors and they were not really taped or anything. Just kind of wedged in the door jambs...

That does not really keep good with wind and such and of course that means it blows away... Or they just are saying that to cover their behinds...

As to proper notification of the tenants, well that is one thing which does not really have any laws and such for this kind of issue...
General towing regulations would require signs to say who is allowed to park and such (like tenant or permit parking only) but for maintenance, that is just not real common and as such does create this issue...

As to who is responsible for the towing fees, the vehicle owner is unfortunately, but remember that  you can always go to the small claims court with this if you feel  you (and the others) were wronged...

There is a saying,  get enough people behind a cause and you can roll anything uphill..

Maybe if 10 or 20 of the tenants (just a number I picked) take  them to court it might turn out differently than just 1 or 2...

Also is there someone over the apartment manager???  That might help also if complaints went up the ladder.


Good luck and I wish that I could help you more.