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• Review fromAlexis C

  Date: 07/31/2025

  1 star
  Hound Dogs Towing is a predatory company that targets tenants unfairly and inconsistently.Despite multiple visibly abandoned vehicles with long-expired plates sitting in my apartment complexs lot for months, Hound Dogs Towing instead chooses to tow well-maintained vehicles over technicalities like a misplaced or stolen plate stickereven when registration is current and valid. This happened to me a few months ago, and now again to my roommates boyfriend. Its starting to feel personal.Their practices are selective, aggressive, and clearly driven by profit rather than fairness or public safety. Im incredibly frustrated by their lack of consistency and their apparent indifference toward actual vehicle violations that go ignored for months.If youre looking for ethical towing practices or a company that communicates or acts reasonably, look elsewhere. Hound Dogs is not it.

• Review fromDavid A

  Date: 05/26/2025

  1 star
  This company is a way of stealing cars, they marked my car as in operatable, I just had it painted it looks like brand new with personalized license plates that was just renewed less than a month ago it has brand new ******** tires and is kept clean, and say it was A banded and Inacceptable condition who renews their plates then a banned the car 2 weeks later...bullcrap they just hoping you don't track down where your car went so they can sell it and make money

• Review fromhl

  Date: 03/02/2025

  1 star
  towed from my paid parking spot for being 'inoperable', was out for a day and car got towed. Car is in great condition and does not meet inoperable condition.

  Hound Dog's Towing & Recovery

  Date: 03/06/2025

  Your vehicle received a warning sticker that it would be towed if it wasnt moved in 24 hours. After the time expired we towed your vehicle because it still hadnt moved. When you came to pick up your vehicle the warning sticker was still there and you removed it while in our lot. Your vehicle wouldnt start (because it was inoperable and/or not being driven) and you had to bring another vehicle into our lot and spend almost 30 minutes before you were able to get it running. It was a legitimate tow because your vehicle was inoperable and hadnt moved in quite some time.

  hl

  Date: 03/11/2025

  You towed my car from my reserved space, which I paid for being exclusive. This is not a visitor space that someone else allows to park. I am entailed to park on this space till my lease ends. You could have notify my landlord and my landlord can reach out to me. .You towed the car on a weekday, and deliberately chose midnight so no one would notice. The car is not on **** stands or missing body panels, and there is no way you can judge the car being inoperable as shown in pictures you took upon towing. ******* depletes battery quicker and I have jumpers in case of it happened. I've never heard of a dead battery being the reason for tow. Even it was dead, I managed to restart the car instead of towing it to somewhere else. I am not required to check my car everyday for notices as I'm not required to be home everyday. That is leasing office is for, my parking tag is properly displayed proving I'm the resident of the complex and reachable by the leasing office.

  Hound Dog's Towing & Recovery

  Date: 03/15/2025

  Your vehicle had not moved for an extended period of time. Both city and state codes define a vehicle as being considered inoperable if it has not moved in over ********************************************* considerably longer than that which is why the warning sticker was issued. The issue wasnt that you had a dead battery, which we would have no way of knowing about, but the fact that the car hadnt moved and wasnt being driven. Whether it runs or not is immaterial to code enforcement because they will cite the property owner (your landlord) if they see it. Your landlord doesnt want to get a ticket for your vehicle so they have us come through and remove vehicles that would be considered inoperable. We did issue a warning sticker prior to towing. Its not our fault that you didnt see it. We are simply doing the job that we were hired to do. If you arent currently driving an operable vehicle then you should move it around every once in a while so it doesnt appear broken down. If youre going to be out of town for an extended period of time then you should let your landlord know so they can avoid having it towed.

  hl

  Date: 03/19/2025

  Your response completely ignores the fact that my lease requires a 48-hour notice before towing, and you only gave me 24 hours.That alone makes the tow improper.Also, your reasoning about the 72-hour rule is misleading. Columbus City Code ******* defines an inoperable vehicle as one that lacks valid registration, has missing parts, or is visibly unsafenone of which applied to my car. Just because it hadnt moved doesnt make it inoperable under the law.Ive already filed a formal BBB complaint over this, and Ill be escalating further if needed. If you want to resolve this, let me know. Otherwise, Ill continue pursuing other options.

  hl

  Date: 03/19/2025

  Your response completely ignores the fact that my lease requires a 48-hour notice before towing, and you only gave me 24 hours. That alone makes the tow improper.Also, your reasoning about the 72-hour rule is misleading. Columbus City Code ******* defines an inoperable vehicle as one that lacks valid registration, has missing parts, or is visibly unsafenone of which applied to my car. Just because it hadnt moved doesnt make it inoperable under the law.Ive already filed a formal BBB complaint over this, and Ill be escalating further if needed. If you want to resolve this, let me know. Otherwise, Ill continue pursuing other options.

• Review fromJosh M

  Date: 09/25/2024

  1 star
  A car with the wrong permit was parked in my spot which prevented me from using a spot that I paid for for the better part of 24 hours. Each time I called Hound Dogs, I was told someone would come look at it, yet nobody did and they lied about it. I talked with my leasing office about the issue before making 2 more calls after calling twice to begin with, yet no action was taken so I would be able to use the spot that I paid for. Lots of empty promises and lack of responsibility. When I emailed Hound Dogs about the issue calling them out about their behavior, I was called several names (entitled, pretentious, stupid) even though I have photos proving my side of the story as well as me actively waiting and checking on the progress for this issue. Sorry (not) for expecting a business to do the job they are paid to do. Normally I wouldn't get personal with stuff like this, but it was frustrating enough that I am. I know several people and have read well over 100 negative reviews about problems with this company. They need to remodel their business structure, get new management, or just close

• Review fromMarshelle P

  Date: 05/07/2024

  5 stars
  Even though my car was towed. The guy at cashier window was extremely well mannered and nice this the parson ave location

• Review fromSheena B

  Date: 04/30/2024

  1 star
  This is by far the worst towing company in Columbus Ohio!!! Money hungry ass DOGS they towed my twice and the apartments told them not to and they did it anyways!!

• Review fromAndrea A.

  Date: 04/28/2024

  5 stars
  Prompt and professional service! A random car was parked in my driveway overnight, blocking access to my garage. This prevented me from getting my car out and going to work. Hound Dogs responded immediately and resolved the situation. I would rate their service 10/10!

  Hound Dog's Towing & Recovery

  Date: 03/15/2025

  Im glad we could help!

• Review fromRobert H

  Date: 04/15/2024

  1 star
  This is a bully company. Pull vehicles out of parking lots that are renting events spots. Has a sign for event parking and tries to scam people of money.

• Review fromTasha W

  Date: 02/08/2024

  5 stars
  Professional and great service! I recommend this company for all your towing needs

• Review fromTina H

  Date: 10/24/2023

  1 star
  Well I never made it personal until today. Everyone has a business to run, I called to clarification @ 11:19 am today and the sweet lady on the phone said yes your niece can come get the car and take it up with the dealer because the car was towed but was and is still in my niece name( dealership mistake after repo. Later that day this big white lady gonna say your niece got her money back and it’s not her car. Yet the BMV said they never switched it out come get copy of documentation. They told several different stories but the good news my niece got her money back but because we have call app on our phone that records conversations we’re filing a civil lawsuit. She even stated on my call app that all she had to pay was another $54.90. So she doesn’t know the law very well, whether a lien or not it’s legally still in her name, and they sent the upsp documents to my house for proof. See you in court.