Article
and Video Courtesy of
Channel 47 Action News
By Brittany Jones
Published
September 4, 2015
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JACKSONVILLE -- A man says his car was towed from a
handicap parking spot after a homeowners association instituted
15-minute parking while he was out of town.
Jeff Chapman says the homeowners
association changed the parking sign, without warning,
and his car was towed while he was out of town over the
weekend.
“If you going to do something stupid like that give me
some warning,” Chapman said.
Now he says he’s racking up fees because the car is in
the tow truck company's impound lot.
There are only four handicapped spots in the
neighborhood and the other ones are further from
Chapman’s home.
Chapman’s family says the truck was legally parked and
they want it back.“I would
like them to return his vehicle at no cost to him,”
Chapman's son-in-law Jose Mastre said. |
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The association would not confirm or deny that the sign was changed. It
also did not say if it was legal or not.
The Fair Housing Act says it’s unlawful for any
person or entity to refuse to make reasonable accommodations
to policies and services when necessary.
Chapman says he hopes he gets his car back soon because he
only has 90 days before the tow truck company sells it. |
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