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eatont9999 · #31 12-10-2013, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Skippy

That's a crappy lease. You should move. Where I live, I've been wrenching since I moved in and no one has complained. I've parked as many as three cars at a time on the property without a problem. A neighbor had a Honda with a blown motor and no registration in the same spot for about six months before they gave him any grief over it. This place is pretty chill.

It's not a lease. It is the apartment complex's "Rules and Regulations." It's about as enforceable as the mystery note (at least in the laws which I am familiar with). A lease is a legal binding contract recognized by the state. Any rules and regulations need to be expressed in the lease or have a clause or addendum added referring to such. If there is a lack of a clause or addendum, then evicting you, etc would put the apartment complex in breach of the contract. When writing a lease, I always include any rules or regulations I want the tenant to follow. Even still, evicting a tenant is not as easy as one may think; especially if the tenant refuses to leave or proves a hardship.

I have had similar experiences in the apartment complex that I currently live in. I never got any notes but there was one guy who would call the office every time I popped the hood; even just to check the fluids. The little apartment wenches would come flying down on their golf carts saying that I can't work on my car. After they recited the "Rules and Regulations," I would tell them it is not part of my lease, so it is not enforceable and they can evict me if they want to go that route. The girls always left confused and frustrated. The apartment complex has not evicted me yet and it is going on 3 years. I have not been bothered in a while, either; in part by the nagging neighbor moving out. Despite the rules and regulations, when a neighbor has a car problem, I am the first one they come to.

Take my comments with a grain of salt because your state laws and lease contract may be vastly different than what I am accustomed to. Most states have a template lease that covers basic responsibilities concerning both parties. I suggest you read it and understand it.

Apartment living is not something I like but given the situation I am in, I have little choice. I'm not a fan of nosy neighbors or being boxed in by other people and their annoyances, so I understand your plight.

eatont9999 · #32 12-10-2013, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Walkenvol

"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.

The verbiage is a bit vague but they may be intending residents to keep the vehicle fully within the parking spot. As in not having half your car in the driving lane; direction of the car in the parking spot may not be the issue.

vstech · #33 12-10-2013, 01:35 PM

actually, it's pulled forward into the space, likely verbiage to facilitate tow truck roamers looking for expired tags/missing tags...

vstech · #34 12-10-2013, 01:36 PM

My condo has verbiage that states all parking lot facing windows must have WHITE drapes on them... I think they put certain verbiage in there to make it simple to evict.

cooljjay · #35 12-10-2013, 04:19 PM

It would have been really nice to find out who left that note on your car and give them a good talking to....

As others have said, if he has an issue with tenants parking in the visitor parking......they need to take this up to management. If there is no visible signs posting the rules and regulations of the visitor parking areas.....what laws/rules are you violating? And how are visitors suppose to know the rules on the contract/lease when they don't have one......that would be like the person leaving a note on a visitor's car because they were changing their oil in the parking spot and that person getting po'd because they did that but there was no signage.....are you suppose to have all guest sign, read and notarize a contract....

If this person is po'd at you for parking there, it is wrong.....they need to talk to management and get the parking spaces monitored.....

It's glad you got an extra permit....but be carefully this person clearly hates your guts.....don't be surprised if you find your cars, keyed, dented, mirrors broke, or tires flattened.......

JB3 · #36 12-10-2013, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by vstech

actually, it's pulled forward into the space, likely verbiage to facilitate tow truck roamers looking for expired tags/missing tags...

Im thinking eaton9999 has a good point. The document is interpretable as you must pull facing forward into a space, but it could definitely mean that all vehicles have to be pulled fully into a space. You must pull forward into a space seems stupid, and parking fully into a space makes more sense, so maybe its just badly written and the meaning is partially lost.

Dictating what direction people can part is not one unenforceable, but pointless, while telling people to fully occupy the parking space and not to park like a fool so as to obstruct other spaces makes a heck of a lot more sense.

I remember a similar provision in a rental agreement for a housing unit I had an apartment in a while back. The purpose there was specifically to keep people from parking more than half way into those center parking lot painted H spaces, and blocking two spaces in front of each other with a single car

Can't Know · #37 12-10-2013, 04:44 PM

Just curious what you found out, ichris.

My bigger concern is that your note-writer won't bother checking out the real facts and will take some action on his own. Maybe you can leave a larger note on it.

eatont9999 · #38 12-10-2013, 04:48 PM

At my apartment complex, there is a red line behind every parking spot that all vehicles must be behind. The reason for it is so fire trucks can have an unobstructed path to pull up should there be an emergency. vstech has a good point as well. If the complex is tow-happy, they might require vehicles to face a certain direction to make scanning them easier.

JB3 · #39 12-10-2013, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by eatont9999

At my apartment complex, there is a red line behind every parking spot that all vehicles must be behind. The reason for it is so fire trucks can have an unobstructed path to pull up should there be an emergency. vstech has a good point as well. If the complex is tow-happy, they might require vehicles to face a certain direction to make scanning them easier.

going to vstech's point, are front plates required on passenger vehicles in FL?

sixto · #40 12-10-2013, 05:00 PM

Some places forbid backing in to prevent exhaust stains on the walls and blowing exhaust into tenant patios.

Sixto
87 300D

SirNik84 · #41 12-10-2013, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by charmalu

That`s the problem with living in Apartments, HOA`s, Town Houses, Condominiums etc... there is always someone that is sticking their nose in your business, and all the rules to live by.

This is why I bought my house, and told the realtor to stay away from HOAs when I was shopping for the house. Told my realtor, "My grandfather fought 3 wars so I could have the freedom to change my own oil." Thats only half way a joke. I can't stand people telling what I can and can't do if I'm paying the bills. And this is why I live in an older neighborhood in not the greatest part of town. I LOVE IT!

Skippy · #42 12-10-2013, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sixto

Some places forbid backing in to prevent exhaust stains on the walls and blowing exhaust into tenant patios.

Sixto
87 300D

I lived in a place that had that rule. They cited carbon monoxide buildup inside the apartments as the reason.

No front plates in FL.

Mölyapina · #43 12-10-2013, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JB3

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.

Me? Splitting hairs? No!

Chris: glad to hear things got resolved peacefully

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ichris93 · #44 12-11-2013, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by JB3

awesome!

It all worked out well then, there was no added fee for another sticker? good deal

Yes a no fee sticker!

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Originally Posted by zorecati

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.

I get it. Just hope my car can be a visible diamond one day.

Thank you

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Originally Posted by cooljjay

It's glad you got an extra permit....but be carefully this person clearly hates your guts.....don't be surprised if you find your cars, keyed, dented, mirrors broke, or tires flattened.......

Thank you. I still have the note they left so if any damage comes to any of my cars at least I will have that. Not that I will know who did it. The office might have record of the tow and know though.

Before I moved to Tampa and bought a MB someone in Lakeland had a witch hunt for my car too. Once they saw it at Walmart and slammed their cart into it denting it pretty good.

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Originally Posted by Can't Know

Just curious what you found out, ichris.

My bigger concern is that your note-writer won't bother checking out the real facts and will take some action on his own. Maybe you can leave a larger note on it.

We will see what happens.

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Originally Posted by JB3

going to vstech's point, are front plates required on passenger vehicles in FL?

Nope!

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Originally Posted by Jooseppi Luna

Me? Splitting hairs? No!

Chris: glad to hear things got resolved peacefully

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Thank you!