Starting this fall, individuals with multiple unpaid parking tickets might want to watch where they park in Olathe, Kansas. They will be targets of "the boot", which is a wheel clamp that is placed on the wheels of a car and makes it impossible for the car to move! According to an article in the Kansas City Star, there are more than 2,000 unpaid parking tickets in Olathe and the city hopes this will make the offenders pay up. The Olathe City Council felt that towing the cars was too costly for everyone, but they did just vote to purchase three of the boots for use in Olathe, which cost approximately $500 each.
To get yourself on the boot list, you have to have either $100 or more in fines or three or more unpaid parking tickets. The booting will cost you $50 and you only have 72 hours to pay your tickets, otherwise your car will be towed!
Brad Papa specialized in Kansas City and Olathe real estate and can be reached at www.PapasInTheHouse.com, bradleypapa@remax.net or 913.526.4985.
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