135 N Louise St Parking

 - I read the sign that says "pay before you leave" thinking I could return from my rush appointment with the money. Not so. I got a ticket for 72.00. City of Glendale has no record of a parking violation. I read the review that says private tickets are illegal. I had to pick a star rating so I picked 1 but it should be zero.

 - Very shady business. I give it minus 5 stars. I parked there earlier this month and did not have 7 dollars so I put 10 in the envelope and parked. Went again Tuesday night and only had four dollars so I left that in the envelope, they made 3 dollars last time. within 25 min they issued a parking violation for 72.00 dollars. Where was this guy when I needed change. I did some investigating and only the city can issue parking violation fines, private companies cannot, however they can tow you. On the back of this fake parking violation there was a threat to send this to a collection agency in 21 days if I did not pay this illegal ticket. I tried to call them but the line was busy all day. I am not paying it and if it is sent to collections I will sue for harassment.

 - I parked my car at this parking lot -- operated by Westco Parking Service -- off of Louise St and Broadway in Glendale today. There was no attendant when I arrived, and I ran to a neighboring business to get change to pay the machine. When I returned one minute later, a parking lot attendant -- who told me his name was Tony -- handed me a "parking violation" ticket for 72 dollars. He then told me that he would cancel the ticket if I gave him 24 dollars cash. Thinking that this was a government parking ticket, I stupidly gave him the 24 dollars. I tried to call Westco Parkin's number to complain about this, but the phone number on their sign doesn't work anymore, and they don't have an email address or website. I didn't realize that this was an illegal ticket from a private business. The Attorney General of CA says that "Private property owners may not acquire, by means of issuing a written warning or posting signage, the right to issue parking citations imposing monetary sanctions to the owners of vehicles parked on their property." vice.com/read/private-pa… If this place tickets you, you do NOT have to pay it. And don't fall for this 24 dollar scam either. This parking attendant, Tony, was very rude, aggressive, and runs an unethical shakdown. 0/5 stars.