Apartment Illegally Towed My Car. Car Was Given Back To The Bank As A Repo. Do I Have Grounds For A Small Claims Case For Losing My Car? (nm)

My car was legally parked in a parking spot at my apartment complex. According to my state's towing laws, a tow truck company needs to document proof that a car is illegally parked before towing it. They don't have any proof. My apartment management admitted that they had my car towed because their construction workers wanted to be in that spot (it was just a normal, unmarked parking spot for tenants. There was no signage or other notes/communication on my car before towing it, and it was parked there for less than 24 hours.)

When I called the tow company that took my car, they wanted hundreds of dollars and some copies of documents before I could get my car back. A few weeks later, when I had it all, they told me they gave my car to the bank I had my car loan with, and the bank decided to repo it (I was behind one month's payment for my car at the time).

This is a car that I'd been paying off for a few years already, and I've lost all that I put into it, plus the car itself and my belongings that were in the car.

Do I have a leg to stand on as far as a civil suit goes? If yes, what would my damages be able to include?