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ichris93 · #1 12-10-2013, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MBeige

If management has no problem with it, their beef is not with you, but with management.

Not your problem either for their friend's car getting towed. They probably parked illegally.

I am not sure if the management has a problem with it or not, specifically. They said at the time that anyone could park there and I did not ask further than that. I will have to go into their office tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by sixto

I would appreciate that he made the effort to approach you directly rather than take it up with the office behind your back. Why would anyone expect him (look's like a guy's penmanship) to sit around until you show up? There are likely T&Cs that you signed at some point describing the visitor parking spot policy. If enough residents raise a stink, they'll make things more difficult to you and put the cost into the renters' or owners' dues. Maybe you should rotate your cars between your assigned spot and a visitor spot.

Sixto
87 300D

Would a guy apologize for his penmanship?

At the time of signing my contract there was no assigned parking but I just read through contract and will post what it says.

I would do that but when I got the decal they took the make/color/registration so they would think that decal does not go with that car.

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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.

If you could rig up a surveylence camera to see who this individual is, then take it from there.....

Charlie

I could do that, but I hope it doesn't get to that point.

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Rules and Regulations: Tenant, all occupants of the Apartment, Tenant's family, guest(s) and invitee(s) shall comely with all rules and regulations now or hereafter promulgated by Landlord...

Waiver of Jury Trial: The Tenant hereby waives Tenant's right to a jury trial in any cause of action arising between Landlord and Tenant.

Community Policies
Tenant(s) or their guest(s) and or/ invitee(s) may not repair, wash or change the oil of vehicles on the property. To do so will not only exposes the Tenant(s) to possible legal action as a material breach of their Rental Agreement, but will also make the Tenant(s) responsible for charges to clean up any spillage or repair any damage that occurs in the parking area.

Landlord may assign parking areas for Tenant parking at Owner's discretion. If parking spaces are specially assigned by Owner, these parking space assignments are considered part of the Rental Agreement and failure to park in your assigned space will be considered a material breach of your Rental Agreement. Any vehicle, boat or trailer that is not expressly authorized for parking on the property or any vehicle, boat, or trailer which appears, in the sole opinion of the Management, to be abandoned, inoperable, without current registration or license tags or in any way creates an eyesore will be towed at the Owner's expense within 24 hours of being tagged. Tenant agrees and consents that if the Tenant's vehicle, boat, or trailed is towed pursuant to this clause, and if for any reason Landlord has to advance the cost of the tow, payable in full as of the date on which the charge is incurred by Owner. Recreational vehicles, trailers, campers, buses, boats, or trucks larger than one ton must have Owner's written permission to park on the property. All vehicles must be pulled forward into the parking spaces.

Everything in red I have violated.

I did not realize I had violated it until now.

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.

H-townbenzoboy · #2 12-10-2013, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ichris93

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.

Usually, a vehicle is considered inoperable if it's missing the engine, on blocks, hasn't been registered, missing a windshield, or something along those lines. Here's a link about unfair inoperable vehicle laws that discusses how some jurisdictions and organizations define what makes a vehicle inoperable.
http://www.semasan.com/page.asp?content=inop&g=semaga

Walkenvol · #3 12-10-2013, 08:58 AM

"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.

eatont9999 · #4 12-10-2013, 02:13 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.

Mölyapina · #5 12-10-2013, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ichris93

You mean "towe"

You gotta understand, he's so furrous that he's using 4-letter words.

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Originally Posted by ichris93

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.

JB3 · #6 12-10-2013, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Jooseppi Luna

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.

zorecati · #7 12-10-2013, 09:02 AM

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.

Mölyapina · #8 12-10-2013, 07:33 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 · #9 12-11-2013, 11:50 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!

panZZer · #10 12-15-2013, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ichris93

I am not sure if the management has a problem with it or not, specifically. They said at the time that anyone could park there and I did not ask further than that. I will have to go into their office tomorrow.

Would a guy apologize for his penmanship?

At the time of signing my contract there was no assigned parking but I just read through contract and will post what it says.

I would do that but when I got the decal they took the make/color/registration so they would think that decal does not go with that car.

I could do that, but I hope it doesn't get to that point.

Everything in red I have violated.

I did not realize I had violated it until now.

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.

there ya go,
blight