A woman has been handed the biggest bill parking tickets ever issued in Chicago. The tickets were given over a three year period to a decayed 1999 Chevy Monte Carlo. However, she is switching around and suing the town over the matter. How can that be you ask? Read on.
Looking at ownership
The 31-year-old single mother in Chicago, Jennifer Fitzgerald, owns the 1978 Chevy Monte Carlo which was bought in 1999 for $600. Does she really own it though?
Fitzgerald's ex-boyfriend Brandon Preveau bought the car from his uncle, but for whatever reason, listed it in Fitzgerald's name. Preveau used the vehicle to get to and from his job for United Airlines at O'Hare Airport. Fitzgerald's legal complaint said: "On or before November 17, 2009, Brandon drove the Automobile into the Parking Lot and never drove it out again." Fitzgerald said she did not know Preveau's reason for abandoning the vehicle.
First ticket years ago
The car was intended to be towed over and over but was never done. In May 2009, the vehicle got its first ticket. The vehicle was then cited for having expired plates, broken windows, now having a town sticker, having damaged headlights and for being abandoned over 30 days. It still was not towed despite anything.
After that, the car was given 678 tickets. Now, it owes $65,000 in fines.
Fitzgerald strikes back
Fitzgerald is technically responsible for the bill since her name was on the vehicle, but she cannot afford to get a loan for a car let alone pay $100,000 in tickets. The town says she has to pay the bill even though she claims Preveau has to cover it since she did not know her name was on the title.
This is why she filed the complaint. For obvious reasons, it was against Preveau. It was against United Airlines since the parking lot was leased from the town for workers to park. She is also upset at the town as the additional citations would never have occurred if the vehicle had been towed like it was supposed to.
It will be 2013 before the case goes to a judge.
Looking at ownership
The 31-year-old single mother in Chicago, Jennifer Fitzgerald, owns the 1978 Chevy Monte Carlo which was bought in 1999 for $600. Does she really own it though?
Fitzgerald's ex-boyfriend Brandon Preveau bought the car from his uncle, but for whatever reason, listed it in Fitzgerald's name. Preveau used the vehicle to get to and from his job for United Airlines at O'Hare Airport. Fitzgerald's legal complaint said: "On or before November 17, 2009, Brandon drove the Automobile into the Parking Lot and never drove it out again." Fitzgerald said she did not know Preveau's reason for abandoning the vehicle.
First ticket years ago
The car was intended to be towed over and over but was never done. In May 2009, the vehicle got its first ticket. The vehicle was then cited for having expired plates, broken windows, now having a town sticker, having damaged headlights and for being abandoned over 30 days. It still was not towed despite anything.
After that, the car was given 678 tickets. Now, it owes $65,000 in fines.
Fitzgerald strikes back
Fitzgerald is technically responsible for the bill since her name was on the vehicle, but she cannot afford to get a loan for a car let alone pay $100,000 in tickets. The town says she has to pay the bill even though she claims Preveau has to cover it since she did not know her name was on the title.
This is why she filed the complaint. For obvious reasons, it was against Preveau. It was against United Airlines since the parking lot was leased from the town for workers to park. She is also upset at the town as the additional citations would never have occurred if the vehicle had been towed like it was supposed to.
It will be 2013 before the case goes to a judge.
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