If you are open to discussion then I don’t know why you would not go.

Towing laws? Was I towed illegally?

Probably. You parked in someone else‘s area. I do not have any signs in front of my house but come and park in my driveway and you will get...

This website is appropriate for specific questions about general principles. Your question is the opposite. You are doing business as a sole...

No. Generally you do not but an attorney would need to review the contract and related documents. Myself and several other attorneys are both...

To be blunt, if you are on this site, then you’re likely too small for any benefit. You would still have to register it in California and pay the...

What recourse of action can I take?

Small claims as the appropriate place for a $1000 dispute. Leave out the part about the surveillance van.

None. You will pay far more than the amount in question.

You’re welcome to hire an attorney to review the contract with Venmo.

Probably not. You may very well have avoided this problem had you consulted an attorney before loaning $100k. Learn the lesson and go find a...

Probably. Sounds like you should take it elsewhere.