After the city of Chicago towed Adrienne Leonard's 2001 Kia Sephia, it demanded $1,000 for three parking tickets, towing, and storage charges.
After the city of Chicago Chicago, city, United States
Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837. towed Adrienne Adrienne is the French feminine form of the male name Adrien.
Adrienne may refer to: - Adrienne, a character in Suikoden IV
Leonard's 2001 Kia
Sephia The Kia Sephia (known as the Mentor in some markets) was a compact car / small family car manufactured by the Korean automaker Kia Motors from 1994 to 2004. It was the marque's venture into mass production family cars for the overseas market and was sold as either a , it demanded $1,000 for three parking tickets, towing, and
storage charges. Leonard could come up with only $700, so the city sold
the car--for $125.54. Leonard is still liable for all the fees, as well
as the money she still owed on the car. A politically connected towing
firm's contract allows it to buy all unclaimed cars for scrap
prices; then it auctions them to the highest bidder HIGHEST BIDDER, contracts. He who, at an auction, offers the greatest price for the property sold.
2. The highest bidder is entitled to have the article sold at his bid, provided there has been no unfairness on his part. . Neither the city
nor the owners get any of the money.
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