Real Cases
Don’t Lose Your Car
On March 3rd, 2022, Xioa Ming contacted ISAS regarding the location and status of his $50,000 SUV. Xioa was attending Arizona State University and had returned to China for the summer break in the summer of 2020. When he was on summer break, he developed some medical issues and was not able to return as expected in the fall.
As Xioa was no longer renting the apartment where he had been staying, he had his roommate move his car, when he learned he was not going to be returning as planned. His roommate moved his car to another location where he thought it was going to be safe.
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However, Xioa’s $50,000 dollar car was not safe as its tag registration fell out of compliance and due to it sitting developed a flat tire. As the apartment complex did not have anyone to contact, they contacted a tow company who towed the vehicle. The tow company acting under city and state ordinance attempted to contact the owner of the vehicle, who was listed on the registration, Xioa Ming by sending a letter to the listed address on the registration. Unfortunately, that was sent to Xioa’s apartment address where no one was living.
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After 30 days, as allowed in statute, the tow company requested that the title be turned over to the tow company from the state and it was. Xioa lost out on his $50,000 dollar car. To make matters worse for Xioa also received a civil penalty of $500.00 from the Department of Motor Vehicle regarding owning a car that had been abandoned and towed. Similarly, Xioa also lost his storage unit and contents as the company where Xiao stored his belongings had no one to contact as they tried contacting him and he was out of the country.
Don’t allow this to happen to you. Contact ISAS before you leave the country, and we can assist in making sure your property remains your property.
