Chris Thompson has no luck with cars.First, his car was destroyed during the 12th Avenue riots that followed the Ohio State-Notre Dame game.Earlier this month, his new car was one of 300 towed for illegally parking on the wrong side of the street during Columbus’ street sweeping.Thompson and other students blame Campus Partners for the towing, saying the group’s campaign misled students into believing they could park safely on the wrong side of the street.Steve Wilson, an East 14th Avenue resident, is suing Campus Partners in small-claims court, saying the organization should pay his $72 bill for towing and impounding. The lawsuit names Steve Sterrett, the community relations director for Campus Partners.”I really think he screwed up,” Wilson said. “If I’d known he had not checked with the city, I wouldn’t have parked on the opposite side of the street being cleaned.”Campus Partners sent out 5,000 fliersthat warned residents about the street sweeping on April 10 and 11. The fliers told drivers, “You may park on the other side of the street.”The group’s promise, however, did not override the “No Parking” signs prominently posted on the north side of 14th Avenue and 12th Avenue.Mark Springer, administrative analyst at the Columbus Impound Lot, said that residents need to understand Campus Partners has no authority to define or enforce the law.Sterrett admitted the mistake, but does not think Campus Partners is legally responsible for Wilson’s towing expenses because it was performing “a public service gesture.””The letter didn’t cover every conceivable situation,” he said, “so, unfortunately, some people disregarded the fact that you can never park on one side of the street and assumed they could.”Thompson said he is having trouble paying the fine and just wants his car back from the impound lot.Even when he does get his vehicle returned, he said finding a place to park on 12th Avenue is virtually impossible.”Parking … sucks,” he said, “so you park out on 12th, you get towed, you pay $30.”