My apartment complex towed my car even though I've been living here for 2.5 years with the same registered car and the same parking decal. The reason was "No Decal". Do I have a case here for small claims court? (Photo of decal in post)

I came home (after being away for a few days) to my car not being where I parked it in my apartment complex. So I spoke to the property manager asking why I was towed. They told me that either I didn't have the sticker or it wasn't visible (BS). I told them I had been living there for 2+ years, with the same registered car and the exact same parking decal, in the same exact spot and never had a problem (I cursed a couple of times during this conversation).The property manager then told me that they weren't going to talk to me anymore because I was using foul language and then told me to contact the tow company and they walked away. (I just came back from a trip the night before and had to work that morning so I visibly pissed that my was not where I left it and I did curse probably 2-3 times in the conversation. Not at the person, but at the situation. I know this doesn't justify my language but I was really frustrated and late for work.)I then picked my car up at the tow company and was level headed. The tow guys told me that they don't go in the complex looking for cars, the property calls them and my car was towed for "No Decal". Then it says "Cut decal" written by the total, and this was written with a different pen, which leads me to believe the property manager called the tow company and they added that in?So now it says "Cut Decal". I did cut my decal because the original decal is huge and takes up a very large portion of the windscreen (Size of about a large smartphone). They have the company logo on it, then a bunch of white space and then it has a section with "Resident Parking" and a number. I cut out all of the white space and left that part. Because I figured that's the information that is needed and having the whole sticker is an annoyance and a hazard. I've had it this way since I registered my car 2.5 years ago, without issue and I was never told I couldn't do this.I do not see a reason why they need the entire sticker. The number on the sticker should match my vehicle and that should be the end of it. Am I in the wrong or do I have a case here?Here is the sticker on my vehicle. The original sticker with the logo and the surrounding white space is about 3½ times largerEdit: This is in Florida

I came home (after being away for a few days) to my car not being where I parked it in my apartment complex. So I spoke to the property manager asking why I was towed. They told me that either I didn't have the sticker or it wasn't visible (BS). I told them I had been living there for 2+ years, with the same registered car and the exact same parking decal, in the same exact spot and never had a problem (I cursed a couple of times during this conversation).

The property manager then told me that they weren't going to talk to me anymore because I was using foul language and then told me to contact the tow company and they walked away. (I just came back from a trip the night before and had to work that morning so I visibly pissed that my was not where I left it and I did curse probably 2-3 times in the conversation. Not at the person, but at the situation. I know this doesn't justify my language but I was really frustrated and late for work.)

I then picked my car up at the tow company and was level headed. The tow guys told me that they don't go in the complex looking for cars, the property calls them and my car was towed for "No Decal". Then it says "Cut decal" written by the total, and this was written with a different pen, which leads me to believe the property manager called the tow company and they added that in?

So now it says "Cut Decal". I did cut my decal because the original decal is huge and takes up a very large portion of the windscreen (Size of about a large smartphone). They have the company logo on it, then a bunch of white space and then it has a section with "Resident Parking" and a number. I cut out all of the white space and left that part. Because I figured that's the information that is needed and having the whole sticker is an annoyance and a hazard. I've had it this way since I registered my car 2.5 years ago, without issue and I was never told I couldn't do this.

I do not see a reason why they need the entire sticker. The number on the sticker should match my vehicle and that should be the end of it. Am I in the wrong or do I have a case here?

Here is the sticker on my vehicle. The original sticker with the logo and the surrounding white space is about 3½ times larger

Edit: This is in Florida

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