Towing for 48 hours, does it actually happen?

[phoenixy.livejournal.com]

So I know about the 48 hour rule, but the 311 messages lately were the first I've heard that you can be towed for it.

So I was wondering--does this ACTUALLY happen to people? With no warning? I need to leave my car for 60 hours (plus another 12 hours on a holiday) and I'm okay with the possibility of a ticket, but towing--is something they just hypothetically can do, or has this actually happened to anyone who wasn't using the street as super long-term storage?

Tenant law question

[mermaidcafe.livejournal.com]

I vaguely remember hearing something about a law that says if you report a problem to your landlord and it doesn't get fixed w/in a certain amount of time (maybe 30 days?), then you can get it fixed and deduct the charge from your rent.

Can anyone fill me in on that or other laws that might be applicable to having something go un-fixed?