<prompt> Human: I recently moved to a new city. Upon moving in the property management company had my banger crap car towed because they thought someone else had taken my spot in the parking lot. The towing company tried to demand over 900 in towing fees and when I called them I explained the situation and basically said too bad. Frustrated I called back later and after the property management company refused to help me either, Even though it was a mistake on their part The towing company stated that if I didnt pay their extortion fee, theyd simply auction the vehicle off. I said screw it, and let themIt was in terrible condition on the verge of death, and considered it a chance to have someone haul it away for free. NOW...however, I checked my credit karma today, because I have been rebuilding my credit and see they opened a collections profile on me for not paying them an additional 500. What can I do? I never signed nor agreed to ANY charge of any kind.  <response>: It wasnt the towing company that you needed to be dealing with, it was the property management company. They most likely have a contract with this towing company to tow any illegally parked cars. They even admitted to you that they were the ones who called the car in. Did they give a reason? Were you supposed to register the car or have a special sticker or something of the sort? If you were parked legally, then it was their mistake and they are responsible. If they refused to make it right, that is the time for small claims court.The towing company most likely sold your car at auction and it didnt generate enough of a sale price to cover their charges. The rest was billed to you. Why you never received a bill and only was able to find out about this from your credit report is quite shady, but the charges seem likely to have resulted from the excess still due. 