Parking Authority review: Illegal booting of vehicle on private property

Per Section 47-18-3201 of the Tennessee Code, it is now illegal to use a "Vehicle Immobilization device" on "Private Property", defined as "not owned by the federal government, state (of Tennessee) or a political subdivision of the state (like a city of county). This statute expressly overrides Nashville's Chapter 6.81 - for BOOTING SERVICES.

So, if you park in a private lot and find that anyone like "Parking Authority LLC" has booted your car in a private lot, it's considered a class B misdemeanor.

Private lots have some authority in enforcing parking rules on their property, but not by booting cars and forcing customers to pay up by credit card on sight to obtain release.

In my case, we have a private parking lot which I was legally parked and within the lot’s time limits. I parked my Tesla electric car in a reserved spot for electric vehicles, but was cited just for not actively using their charger...

At least this should warrant a refund, and perhaps the company should be cited under statute for their own violation of law.

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