Repo Firm Launches Legal Fund to Challenge Police Towing Directive

Giannone Services Inc., a division of Giannone Companies Towing Enforcement, has launched a GoFundMe titled Defend Philly Repo Rights Fund to support legal costs in two lawsuits against the City of Philadelphia alleging municipal overreach in repossession enforcement.

The company says a state case seeks to block enforcement of a police directive requiring repossession agents to transport vehicles to district stations for inspection, while a federal suit alleges civil rights violations after its chief operating officer was detained in February 2026 for refusing to comply. Giannone argues state law only requires notice to police within 24 hours and that departmental directives cannot bind private contractors.

Since 2020 the firm has challenged the policy claiming repeated harassment detentions and vehicle misclassification as stolen despite city attorneys acknowledging legal disputes The Pennsylvania Repossession Association says officials previously agreed the directive is unenforceable but have not issued updated guidance.

COO Carmino Giannone said the lawsuits target policy, not police officers, with the intent on clarifying limits on police involvement in repossessions nationwide. To donate to this fundraiser Source: https://curepossession.com