Can your neighbor have your car towed from a public street?

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]I just want to know, what happened to the car that was out here? It was towed.

[00:00:03][music] >> Yeah, that's my sister's car. We took the kids to Disney World for vacation.

[00:00:07]>> Well, nobody knew and it was like an abandoned car.

[00:00:11]>> abandoned. It's because it's public parking and we don't have to inform anyone. [music] It's okay. It's $500.

[00:00:17]Small claims court. We'll We'll We'll serve you. We'll see you Every township and city in Pennsylvania has its own laws regarding parking on public streets and most of them considers vehicles abandoned if they've been there unmoved for 72 hours. In Philadelphia, the law is only 48 hours. Even if the neighbor did call and reported abandoned, it's still the police who made the decision whether to tow it. Public parking or not, you don't have the right to park there indefinitely.