The apartment complex has contracted with County Towing to boot *any* vehice that does not have in plain view their parking permit tag. It doesnt matter that you are authroized to park or show your permit. Once booted you will pay. The Tow ---- comes by as often as he can to immobilze vehicles as *his* discretion with the complex's full support. This costs tenants $125.00 to have the boot removed. The complex will not entertain any reasons, even it its proven that you were autorized to park in the lot. The signs around the complex state the the the removal of the boot consitutes a "parking fee". Last I knew unfair pricing was a crime in Md! I've heard that several of the tenants are forming to have a class action suit against the aprtment complex management, ING (the managing firm), and County Towing for unfair pricing practices (his cell phone is his office - 410-799-5490. Hopefully, by the time this has been posted the MD Consumer Affiars have been issued the complaint for unfair pricing practices and collusion.

Feel free to call the Apartment complex to verify my statements about the Towing ---- Campaign.

Stay away from Columbia Town Center Apartments. x-2PE3sjUIIeetAHoKOk

User Responses
From: Princess204	Date: 06/07/2006
The parking situation has just gotten very out of hand. The other day I saw a boot on a car that HAD the parking permit displayed. I am not sure who it was that complained to make the complex revert to reserved parking, but it needs to go back to how things were. It is incredibly inconvenient to have guests, because they need to stop by the leasing office (if open) to retrieve a parking permit in order to park on site. If guests stop by AFTER the office closes, they are forced to park elsewhere or risk a boot and a $125 fee. I find it incredible that the office is so strict and actually successful in enforcing the new parking laws however cannot resolve the pending issue of how the tenant's gas bill have tripled, or the fact that the televisions in the fitness center are broken, or the fact that their leasing staff is incompetent. I think if problems like these continue ING will find themselves in a huge lawsuit, with a bad reputation on their hands and a luxury apartment home complex that no longer 'sell itself'.

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