Do you have unauthorized vehicles parking on your commercial or residential property? Let us help you resolve this issue. We can send a representative to you for a free assessment and work with your property managers and their agents to find the best solution for you. We can provide signs free of charge, with no contract required!
All aspects of towing vehicles from private property without the owner’s consent are regulated by the NV Transportation Authority. This state agency dictates what roles a service provider and a property owner have in removing junk, abandoned, or illegally parked vehicles.
We can provide additional information or simply verify that you are in compliance with NV statutes pertaining to non-consent towing of vehicles.
Services we offer
- Removal of abandoned or inoperable vehicles
- Illegally or improperly parked vehicles
- Blocked garages and sidewalks
- Fire lane and Handicapped only violators
- Assigned parking spaces
NRS 487.038
Authority of owner or person in lawful possession of real property to have towed therefrom vehicle parked in unauthorized manner: Oral notice to local law enforcement agency required; exceptions to authority to tow; residential real property; costs to be borne by owner of vehicle; other rights and remedies; voluntary payment to tow operator for abandoned vehicle.
- Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4 and NRS 116.3102 and 706.4477, the owner or person in lawful possession of any real property may, after giving notice pursuant to subsection 2, utilize the services of any tow car operator subject to the jurisdiction of the NV Transportation Authority to remove any vehicle parked in an unauthorized manner on that property to the nearest public garage or storage yard if:
- A sign is displayed in plain view on the property declaring public parking to be prohibited or restricted in a certain manner; and
- The sign shows the telephone number of the police department or sheriff’s office.
- Unless notice has been provided pursuant to NRS 706.4477, oral notice must be given to the police department or sheriff’s office, whichever is appropriate, indicating:
- The time the vehicle was removed;
- The location from which the vehicle was removed; and
- The location to which the vehicle was taken.
- Any vehicle which is parked in a space designated for persons with disabilities and is not properly marked for such parking may be removed if notice is given to the police department or sheriff’s office pursuant to subsection 2, whether or not a sign is displayed pursuant to subsection 1.
- The owner or person in lawful possession of residential real property upon which a single-family dwelling is located may, after giving notice pursuant to subsection 2, utilize the services of any tow car operator subject to the jurisdiction of the NV Transportation Authority to remove any vehicle parked in an unauthorized manner on that property to the nearest public garage or storage yard, whether or not a sign is displayed pursuant to subsection 1.
- All costs incurred under the provisions of this section for the towing, storage and disposition of the vehicle, as applicable, must be borne by the owner of the vehicle, as that term is defined in NRS 484A.150.
- The provisions of this section do not limit or affect any rights or remedies which the owner or person in lawful possession of real property may have by virtue of other provisions of the law authorizing the removal of a vehicle parked on that property.
- If the owner or person in lawful possession of real property and the tow operator agree that the vehicle is likely to be ultimately disposed of as an abandoned vehicle and that the estimated disposition value of a vehicle to be towed pursuant to this section is less than the estimated cost for the towing, storage and disposal of the vehicle, the owner or person in lawful possession of real property and the tow operator may enter into an agreement whereby the owner or person in lawful possession of real property makes a voluntary payment to the tow operator. Such a payment:
- Does not reduce the costs incurred by the owner of the vehicle pursuant to subsection 5.
- May not be a condition for the towing of the vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1110; A 1981, 985; 1995, 1607; 1997, 2009; 2019, 1231; 2021, 1439)
NRS 116.3102
Powers of unit-owners’ association; limitations.
(t) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, may direct the removal of vehicles improperly parked on property owned or leased by the association, as authorized pursuant to NRS 487.038, or improperly parked on any road, street, alley or other thoroughfare within the common-interest community in violation of the governing documents. An association may not direct the removal of a vehicle parked on property owned or leased by the association solely because the registration of the vehicle is expired. In addition to complying with the requirements of NRS 487.038 and any requirements in the governing documents, if a vehicle is improperly parked as described in this paragraph, the association must post written notice in a conspicuous place on the vehicle or provide oral or written notice to the owner or operator of the vehicle at least 48 hours before the association may direct the removal of the vehicle, unless the vehicle:
- Is blocking a fire hydrant, fire lane or parking space designated for the handicapped; or
- Poses an imminent threat of causing a substantial adverse effect on the health, safety or welfare of the units’ owners or residents of the common-interest community.