Authorities in Detroit are cracking down on parking lot owners who are gouging consumers by charging as much as $900 and $1,000 ahead of the Lions divisional round playoff game against the Washington Commanders on Saturday.
Detroit police officers have posted notices and placed yellow tape on multiple downtown lots near the stadium to counter a price hike trend city officials are calling “unacceptable.”
A spokesperson for the city of Detroit says three lots were shut down after $1,000 parking prices were posted on a parking app.
The normal procedure for raising parking prices is for lot owners to file a request with the city’s Buildings Safety, Engineering, and Environmental Department 30 days before the event.
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David Bell, director of Buildings for Detroit, called the price
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