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Apartment & HOA Towing in Louisville, KY

Keep your community orderly, compliant, and low-drama. Photo documentation, ordinance-aligned authorizations, and clear resident communication, so managers get clean lots without the blowback.

What's included

  • Parking review at onboarding: walk the property, map zones, define violations, set sticker and tow rules, confirm patrol windows.
  • Signage and resident materials: entrance and zone sign guidance, resident letters, and guest and permit templates.
  • Authorization flow: each tow authorized per ordinance by the owner or designated agent, with approvals logged.
  • Proof on every action: time-stamped photos of signage, vehicle position, plate and VIN, violation details, and lot intake.
  • Predictable communication: ETAs, updates during enforcement, and post-incident summaries you can forward to a board or an owner.

Three ways to run enforcement

  • Call-in: the manager or a designated agent requests removal per your policy. Best for smaller communities or targeted enforcement.
  • Patrol: scheduled patrols inside approved hours and boundaries. Good for chronic violators and fire-lane or ADA control.
  • Hybrid: call-in on weekdays, patrol nights or weekends — tuned to your property's actual traffic pattern.

What we enforce

  • Fire lanes, hydrants, red curbs, and blocked access or egress.
  • ADA spaces, access aisles, and ramp obstructions.
  • Permit-only and assigned spaces, plus guest and overflow rules.
  • Double-parking, and parking on sidewalks, grass, or landscaping.
  • Abandoned and inoperable vehicles — flat tires, no plates, expired tags, visibly untouched for weeks.
  • Loading zones, dumpster blocks, and EV-charger blocking.

Notice policyNon-immediate violations can get a 48-hour sticker before any tow, if your policy requires it. Immediate hazards — fire lanes, hydrants, blocked ADA access — may be towed without prior notice, in line with the ordinance and your posted rules.

Vehicle scope

We handle light-duty and most medium-duty vehicles — anything heavier than an F-150 up to and including an F-450, weight and access dependent. Heavy-duty units are outside our scope. EV and hybrid procedures follow manufacturer guidance, which means no dragging drive wheels and transport mode where it applies.

The manager toolkit

  • An entrance and zone signage plan with a placement guide.
  • Resident notification letters you can send before enforcement starts.
  • Guest and permit templates that match how your community actually parks.
  • A single point of contact at dispatch rather than a general queue.

Why boards and managers choose us

Enforcement fails when residents feel ambushed. The program is built so that by the time a vehicle is towed, the rules were posted, the resident was told, and there's a photo record of both. That's what keeps a board out of an argument it can't win.

Frequently asked questions

Can you provide resident letters in other languages?
Yes. We can supply resident materials in the languages your community actually needs — tell us which ones during the parking review.
How quickly can you start enforcing at a new property?
Usually within a week: a walk-through, a signed authorization, and signage up. Signage is the gating item, since a tow off unposted property is a dispute waiting to happen.
Can we start with call-in only and add patrols later?
Yes, and a lot of communities do exactly that. Start call-in, see where the chronic problems actually are, then add patrol windows that target them.

Need a tow truck in Louisville or Shepherdsville right now?

Call and talk to a live dispatcher who will give you the price, the ETA, and exactly what to expect when your driver arrives. No vague windows. No mystery fees.

24 hours a day, 7 days a week · Shepherdsville, KY · dispatch@502recovery.com

Call (502) 337-7306
464 Bells Mill Rd. Shepherdsville, KY 40165