Maximum Booting $200 Settlement Over Vehicle Booting Fees in Union City Georgia

Maximum Booting is a private parking-enforcement company that immobilizes (“boots”) vehicles and charges a fee to remove the device, a practice commonly used at apartment complexes, shopping centers, and other privately controlled lots to deter unauthorized parking. In Union City, Georgia, people who say their vehicles were booted—or who paid to have a boot removed—between June 15, 2012 and November 7, 2025 are included in a proposed class action settlement that offers up to $200 per eligible claim, with proof required and a claims deadline of May 5, 2026. Disputes over booting often arise because the fee is demanded on the spot and drivers may feel they have little choice but to pay quickly to regain use of their car. The lawsuit was filed because plaintiffs allege the booting and/or the fees charged did not comply with applicable rules or were otherwise improper, and a class action is significant here because it aggregates many relatively small, individual losses into a single case that can realistically be pursued. Cases like this also spotlight the larger tension in private parking enforcement: property owners want effective deterrence, while consumers want clear notice, fair pricing, and lawful procedures. More broadly, booting and towing companies across the U.S. have faced similar class and government enforcement actions alleging unlawful practices such as inadequate signage, excessive fees, improper authorization, or failure to provide required notices and receipts, and Georgia’s broader towing/booting framework—along with local ordinances that may set signage, authorization, and consumer-notice requirements—forms the regulatory backdrop that companies must navigate when immobilizing vehicles and collecting release payments.