Have the code Nazis hit on your car?

Mr.Ed said

Agreed, however, two members above stated that their cars got towed with no mention of a citation.
I'm sure if ocdart received a citation, knowing what a prick his neighbor is, he would have either registered the car or moved it someplace else. Instead, it seems like his neighbor made a complaint, and the town simply came and took the car with intentions to crush it without issuing a citation first, all while he was away! Without due process on the part of the town, that's THEFT!

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I'm not questioning anyone's integrity here, and IF that's what happened than it certainly is theft. However, I have never, in my 64 years on this planet, heard of a municipality towing a vehicle from private property without some sort of (repeated) notification, or court order.
That said, If the car is on public property, there is no need for notification. it can be towed simply for being an unregistered on public property, whether it's a public parking lot or a public street or road. Even a registered vehicle can be legally towed from public property if neighbors complain that it has not been moved in a given period of time. Even if the owner is known, a registered vehicle that has not been moved in a pre-determined period of time can be towed as abandoned, and the owner charged for the towing and storage. The length of time is the gray area in that case, and usually if the owner takes it to court, the judge will side with the municipality in a case like that.

As I stated earlier, usually if something like this happens there is some sort of misunderstand, or miscommunication somewhere. Either the papers were lost in the mail and never delivered to the site, or they were delivered and accidentally misplaced or discarded, or they were simply ignored.

I'm not saying that the municipality didn't screw up, either. Those here who know me know that I'm the last guy to defend government over the people.

There seems to be something missing from that puzzle.