By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics
Towing companies are on notice to change their towing practices under a bill approved Tuesday by the state House Transportation, Housing and Local Government Committee.
House Bill 1051 is the work of the Transportation Legislative Review Committee from last fall and the result of attention to what some described as predatory towing that lawmakers thought they fixed a year ago.
Small business owners, apartment owners and homeowners’ association representatives are raising concerns that the bill’s intent to put the onus on property owners to pay for most tows will result in “towing anarchy” and could drive up the costs of affordable and low-income housing.
The issue caught fire last summer when Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, found her car had been towed and believed it was an illegal tow.