Towed from your apartment complex in Nevada
The property needs a sign in plain view saying parking is prohibited or restricted, with the phone number of the police or sheriff. A single-family home owner may tow without a sign.
Checked Nov 14, 2026 against the Nevada statute and regulator pages.
What to do now
- Call the property office or check the tow-away sign at the lot entrance. It must name the tow company and its phone number in most states.
- Call the tow company to confirm they have the car, the address of the storage lot and the total due.
- Photograph the signs, your permit or sticker and where you were parked before anything changes.
- Get your car out quickly. Storage is charged by the day.
- Ask for an itemized receipt and compare it to your state limits.
- If the tow broke your lease or the state rules, write to the property manager and request a hearing if your state offers one.
Nevada rules that matter here
Tow-away signs
The property needs a sign in plain view saying parking is prohibited or restricted, with the phone number of the police or sheriff. A single-family home owner may tow without a sign.2
Notice
The property owner must tell police or the sheriff when, where from, and where to a car was towed. The tow company must notify the owner by certified mail within 15 days of storage, or 21 days after a police tow from a crash, or it cannot keep charging fees past that point. Apartment complexes usually must put a 48-hour warning sticker on the car first.12
Drop fee release
If your car is hooked up but still at the scene, the tow company must release it when you ask, for the release fee in its tariff. The fee is waived for an apartment-complex tow over missing registration if you show the car was registered.1
Personal belongings
The tow company may not hold personal property from the car as security for its bill or for any reason other than a police direction. It must give the owner access to the car during normal business hours.1
Hearing to contest the tow
If you think a private-property tow was unlawful, you can file for expedited relief in the local justice court within 21 calendar days of the tow. The court must hold a hearing within 7 days of filing. You can also complain to the Nevada Transportation Authority.12
Payment
Tow companies must accept cash, money orders, credit cards, debit cards and electronic transfers. They may offer a discount for cash.1
Related
- All Nevada towing laws and fee limits
- Calculate what you owe in Nevada
- Nevada Tow Drop Fee: Must They Release Your Car?
- Apartment complex: rules in every state
- How to fight a tow
Nevada cities: Las Vegas
Think the tow or the bill was wrong?
Ask the lot for an itemized receipt, compare it to the legal limits in Nevada, and request a hearing before the deadline. Our step-by-step guide and calculator are free.
Questions
Can my apartment tow my car without warning?
In many states yes, if proper tow-away signs are posted at each entrance. Some states and leases require a warning sticker first for things like expired tags. Check your state rules and your lease.
Who do I call if my car was towed from my apartment?
Start with the tow company named on the posted sign or the property office. In Houston and Harris County you can also search FindMyTowedCar. Police usually get a report of private tows within a few hours.
Sources
Last checked Nov 14, 2026. Fees and rules change: confirm with the lot or agency before you go. Spot an error? Tell us.
- Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 706, tow car provisions (NRS 706.4463 to 706.4489) (NRS 706.4467, 706.4469, 706.4477, 706.4479, 706.44793), Nevada Legislature. Checked Nov 14, 2026.
- Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 487, towing from private property and expedited relief (NRS 487.038, 487.0385, 487.039), Nevada Legislature. Checked Nov 14, 2026.