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Landlord Failed To Inform Me Of Parking Restrictions And Then Hoa Had My Car Towed

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Location: alachua, fl

My lease does not include any information about parking. My landlord told me that the two parking spaces in front of my apartment belong to me and I can use them for visitors or myself and do not need to provide any additional information to him. I recently bought a new car and put my old license plate on it and parked the old car without license plate in one of my parking spots.
I got a doorbell notification a few days ago and saw a towing company breaking into my vehicle and towing it. It cost me $200 to get back and I called the police because I thought they weren’t allowed to go inside my vehicle and as far as I knew I was being wrongfully towed.

The police called the HOA and confirmed it was them who requested my car be towed due to having no license plate stating that this is an HOA policy.
My landlord stated in text message that he knew it was an HOA policy. My lease does not include any HOA information, policies or contact information. It also does not include any information about parking.

I asked my landlord to take the $200 off my next month of rent and provide me with a copy of all HOA policies since I am now living in fear that they can confiscate any of my property that does not align with their policies while I have no knowledge of said policies. He left me on read. What should I do?

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