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Old 12-10-2013, 12:50 AM
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You mean "towe"
You gotta understand, he's so furrous that he's using 4-letter words.
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They could consider the 190 inoperable as it has no dash, carpeting, or passenger seat. It could also be an eyesore as the hood is primer gray compared to the rest of the car.
Can you still operate it? Then I would argue that it is operable.

Interestingly, their policy does not preclude spark/glow plug changes, filter changes, or other such minor maintenance. I also wonder if they would exclude interior work from that, as it is not liable to be messy in the same way that mechanical repairs would be.

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Old 12-10-2013, 07:40 AM
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You gotta understand, he's so furrous that he's using 4-letter words.


Can you still operate it? Then I would argue that it is operable.

Interestingly, their policy does not preclude spark/glow plug changes, filter changes, or other such minor maintenance. I also wonder if they would exclude interior work from that, as it is not liable to be messy in the same way that mechanical repairs would be.
You are splitting hairs josseppi. If the contract specifically forbids a resident can wash their car, let alone repair it, debating with the rental office what constitutes an actual repair is a waste of time.

Clearly Ichris has been singled out here because he has been doing work on the car. Remeber, there are 30 visitor spaces that were all full, and his car specifically got this note.

I assume the car is registered, what I would do is drive to a friends house or a wamart parking lot, and install the dash, and otherwise do everything to the car that makes it look fully drivable and in no way obviously being worked on, so there is no argument with the front office. With the dash out, its obviously in mid repair. Id do this even before talking to the rental office.

Ichris, you can't get a second resident sticker? Most apartments I lived in like this, you could pay for another sticker.
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Old 12-10-2013, 07:58 AM
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"All vehicles must be pulled forward into the parking spaces."

Odd rule to which I would not comply without them somehow forcing me to.

My employer requires all company vehicles to be backed into parking spaces as they are self insured and statistically its been proved that one is much less likely to be in an accident backing into a parking space vs backing out of a parking space. I've found that to be true with my personal experience also such that I rarely pull my personal vehicles into a parking space.
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To be honest, I'm on board with this guy. If I was paying the same rent as you, there is no reason why I should not have access to a visitor spot. If I want friends and family to visit but they can't park because someone is hogging a spot with some crap box and the result of that was a friend or family member getting towed, I'd be pissed too.

This guy was way to nice as far as I'm concerned and mocking him on a forum is probably bad karma. Just saying.
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Old 12-10-2013, 08:31 AM
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If someone parked in the visitor parking in a property I owned or managed I'd have them towed. The manager of your complex is down on his game, but the tenant since he or she has taken the time to write a note may also complain to the manager and so perhaps it will be towed.
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Old 12-10-2013, 08:44 AM
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If someone parked in the visitor parking in a property I owned or managed I'd have them towed. The manager of your complex is down on his game, but the tenant since he or she has taken the time to write a note may also complain to the manager and so perhaps it will be towed.
This is my feeling as well. What you were able to get away with before is now out the window as someone clearly has a vendetta at this point and the management will probably soon be made officially aware you have a second car in visitor parking. My primary motivation would be what steps are needed to keep the car in the complex, and acting fast before the person complaining acts first. For me, if its possible to rent another space, then id look at that. The second plan would be renting a storage parking space for the spare car at a self storage, or something similar.

X2 as twalgumuth, id be towing your car as well as soon as I officially have to deal with a complaint from another resident
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Old 12-10-2013, 08:57 AM
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You gotta understand, he's so furrous that he's using 4-letter words.


Can you still operate it? Then I would argue that it is operable.

Interestingly, their policy does not preclude spark/glow plug changes, filter changes, or other such minor maintenance. I also wonder if they would exclude interior work from that, as it is not liable to be messy in the same way that mechanical repairs would be.
Yes the car is still operable and I have driven it. As recently as Saturday. Actually yesterday to turn it around and have it pulled in.

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You are splitting hairs josseppi. If the contract specifically forbids a resident can wash their car, let alone repair it, debating with the rental office what constitutes an actual repair is a waste of time.

Clearly Ichris has been singled out here because he has been doing work on the car. Remeber, there are 30 visitor spaces that were all full, and his car specifically got this note.

I assume the car is registered, what I would do is drive to a friends house or a wamart parking lot, and install the dash, and otherwise do everything to the car that makes it look fully drivable and in no way obviously being worked on, so there is no argument with the front office. With the dash out, its obviously in mid repair. Id do this even before talking to the rental office.

Ichris, you can't get a second resident sticker? Most apartments I lived in like this, you could pay for another sticker.
I have never seen the spaces full and I do not think I have been singled out for working on the car because it has been several weeks since doing so.

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To be honest, I'm on board with this guy. If I was paying the same rent as you, there is no reason why I should not have access to a visitor spot. If I want friends and family to visit but they can't park because someone is hogging a spot with some crap box and the result of that was a friend or family member getting towed, I'd be pissed too.

This guy was way to nice as far as I'm concerned and mocking him on a forum is probably bad karma. Just saying.
Crap box, thanks.

Not worried about the bad karma. I am trying to get this taken care of and take responsibility for using 1/30 spots.

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If someone parked in the visitor parking in a property I owned or managed I'd have them towed. The manager of your complex is down on his game, but the tenant since he or she has taken the time to write a note may also complain to the manager and so perhaps it will be towed.
I asked when I got the decal if there were any rules for the visitor lot and they said no. They also said they would add more visitor spots if they seemed to get full.

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This is my feeling as well. What you were able to get away with before is now out the window as someone clearly has a vendetta at this point and the management will probably soon be made officially aware you have a second car in visitor parking. My primary motivation would be what steps are needed to keep the car in the complex, and acting fast before the person complaining acts first. For me, if its possible to rent another space, then id look at that. The second plan would be renting a storage parking space for the spare car at a self storage, or something similar.

X2 as twalgumuth, id be towing your car as well as soon as I officially have to deal with a complaint from another resident
Technically they have to tag it for 24 hours before being towed. The note leaver's friend probably was tagged for 24 hours as well.
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Old 12-10-2013, 09:25 AM
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Just went into the office. Got a second decal and have it parked in a resident spot now. I do feel bad now that I did not do that originally but they had told my friend they would only give one decal per resident. Glad it is taken care of and sorry someone got towed.
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Old 12-10-2013, 09:42 AM
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I think you were fine, and you did what you thought was correct, and were told was fine. the note poster obviously did NOT obey the rules... likely blatantly parked in resident spot without a tag, likely multiple times, and for extended times, because the 30 spots were full when he pulled in. in my condo, the spots are not reserved, nor do they have any tag requirements... certain times of night, the entire lot is full. before 9PM the lot is nearly empty... unless somebody is having a party... after that I may have to park on the moon.
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Old 12-10-2013, 09:47 AM
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I think you were fine, and you did what you thought was correct, and were told was fine. the note poster obviously did NOT obey the rules... likely blatantly parked in resident spot without a tag, likely multiple times, and for extended times, because the 30 spots were full when he pulled in. in my condo, the spots are not reserved, nor do they have any tag requirements... certain times of night, the entire lot is full. before 9PM the lot is nearly empty... unless somebody is having a party... after that I may have to park on the moon.
Thank you.

I once got a ticket for parking in a handicap spot for 3 minutes when I was moving because I did not think they were enforcing them because others were parked there. Come back out and there is a $275 ticket on the windshield. I appealed the price, not the ticket because I knew I was at fault, but didn't get anywhere.

That is how my parking lot is. It is nearly empty during the day but as the sun gets further away the cats come home.
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Old 12-10-2013, 09:58 AM
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Just went into the office. Got a second decal and have it parked in a resident spot now. I do feel bad now that I did not do that originally but they had told my friend they would only give one decal per resident. Glad it is taken care of and sorry someone got towed.
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Old 12-10-2013, 11:37 AM
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Just went into the office. Got a second decal and have it parked in a resident spot now. I do feel bad now that I did not do that originally but they had told my friend they would only give one decal per resident. Glad it is taken care of and sorry someone got towed.
awesome!

It all worked out well then, there was no added fee for another sticker? good deal
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Just went into the office. Got a second decal and have it parked in a resident spot now. I do feel bad now that I did not do that originally but they had told my friend they would only give one decal per resident. Glad it is taken care of and sorry someone got towed.
Not to say your car is a crap box, but I'm sure someone not knowing how awesome our diamonds in the rough are, that's how they'd describe it.

Glad you got it worked out.
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Old 12-10-2013, 12:18 PM
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If someone parked in the visitor parking in a property I owned or managed I'd have them towed. The manager of your complex is down on his game, but the tenant since he or she has taken the time to write a note may also complain to the manager and so perhaps it will be towed.
If a visitor to one of your tenants parks in the visitor space they get towed? I would leave that owner a little surprise after getting my towing cost back, and any damage no matter how small.

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