Lake Havasu City, AZ Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Section 10.12.150 sets a bright-line 48-hour clock: any vehicle, whether operable or disabled, that remains parked on any street or right-of-way within the city for more than 48 hours is classified as abandoned, regardless of whether it is otherwise legally parked. Once that threshold is met, the Police Department must give notice directing the owner to remove the vehicle from city streets within 24 hours, and failure to comply results in the vehicle being placed into storage at the owner's expense. The section specifies how notice is delivered: a distinguishable notice is attached to the vehicle's front windshield, or if there is no windshield, placed in a reasonable position where the owner is likely to see it, so the city does not need to identify or personally serve the registered owner before the clock on removal starts.

Section 10.12.160 separately makes both the registered owner and the vehicle's operator liable for violations arising under the parking chapter, which reaches an abandoned vehicle whose owner never responds to the windshield notice. The rule sits in Chapter 10.12: Parking, administered by Lake Havasu City's traffic enforcement personnel rather than by a separate code-compliance officer.