New Law In Connecticut Makes A Commotion: Car Confiscated Can Be Sold In 15 Days

JAKARTA New law in Connecticut, the United States state sparked controversy. This rule allows crane companies to sell confiscated cars in just 15 days, without having to wait for a long legal process. As a result, working-class and low-income citizens are threatened with losing their vehicles in an instant and everything is legal according to law.

The story of Paul Boudreau and Greta Blau is a real portrait of this polemic. In 2021, their car was pulled because it was considered expired. In fact, at that time the DMV office had just reopened post-COVID, and the registration queue stretched for up to 610 weeks.

"Our car was confiscated, and a few weeks later it will suddenly be sold," Boudreau told CBS News, quoted on Saturday, July 5.

"I lost my car... and it's completely legal in Connecticut. In fact, who can prepare 300 to 800 US dollars overnight?" he added.

BLAu added that the apartment complex where they live seems to be an easy target.

"In two years, they have taken 1,000 cars here," he said. He and Boudreau even formed a group of residents to oversee this practice.

Their main target? MyHoopty.com LLC crane company, which is accused of deliberately targeting the working-class environment and low-income communities. "They operate in complexes like this. Where poor people live," said Blau.

Residents' pressure eventually forced apartment managers to ban the company from entering. But the CBS News investigation found that MyHoopty was still operating in other complexes, even conducting secret dawn patrols.

In one of the reconnaissances at 05.30 am, the CBS crew saw a MyHoopty truck preparing to pull their producer's car. Luckily, the crew managed to move the car before it was transported.

When confirmed, the owner of MyHoopty, Michael Feda, argued that his actions were in accordance with the rules.

"I think it's fair. We only enforce the rules that have been set by the apartment," he said.

However, the public thinks otherwise. Many say that this law provides loopholes for "predator" practices for underprivileged citizens, which have difficulty paying for crane fees and storage in a short time.

The pressure to revise the law continues to strengthen. Activists and citizens urge more protection for vulnerable communities so that they do not become victims of systems that are considered lame.