File a Claim for a Booting Fee Refund

Under NYC law, companies that place wheel locks (boots) on illegally parked cars in private parking lots cannot charge more than $25 to remove boots. If you were booted by B & M Electronic Diagnostic Repair Service Inc. d/b/a B & M Towing Inc. (DCWP license number 0929938-DCA), B & M Electronic Diagnostic Repair Service Inc. (DCWP license number 2084752-DCA), or NY Booting (DCWP license number 2098438- DCA) at one of the following Home Depot stores in 2021 or 2022, and you were charged more than $25, you were charged an incorrect amount and may be entitled to a refund.

The deadline to submit a claim is July 19, 2023.

Please file a Settlement Fund Claim Form if:

your car was booted by a company mentioned above at one of the following Home Depot store parking lots in 2021 or 2022:
- 92-30 168th Street, Jamaica, NY 11433
- 73-01 25th Avenue, East Elmhurst, NY 11369
- 131-35 Avery Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355
- 112-20 Rockaway Boulevard, South Ozone Park, NY 11420
- 75-09 Woodhaven Boulevard, Glendale, NY 11385
- 132-20 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11434
- 50-10 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, NY 11101
- 124-04 31st Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354
- 59-15 Maurice Avenue, Maspeth, NY 11378
- 579 Gateway Drive, Brooklyn, NY 11239

AND

you were charged more than $25

Submit the completed Settlement Fund Claim Form and any supporting documents to DCWP in ONE of the following ways:

Mail to:
New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Attn: Legal Operations Director
42 Broadway, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10004

Email to: ConsumerRestitution@dcwp.nyc.gov

DCWP will review claims in the order it receives them. DCWP will pay refunds until no money remains in the Settlement Fund or the submission deadline, whichever comes first.

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This page was updated on 02/02/2023.