I gotta vent!!!
Cruiser
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RE: I gotta vent!!!
Just go talk to them first. See where that gets you. You can't drive both vehicles all the time! And why do you need to move your car more? You can't sit in your apartment for 3 days straight being a bum if you wanted to?? Just ask them what piece of paper that you signed has this stated on it.
Road Warrior
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From: Fort Worth, TX
RE: I gotta vent!!!
ORIGINAL: Dallastx
I ride my Sportie most of the week. I drive my car 2 or 3 times a week. I have a reserved parking spot that I park both my car and bike. I got a letter today stating that if I don't move my car more, it will be towed off. Is that b.s. or what? (The car has to be moved from the original spot if it is there for longer than 3 days).
I ride my Sportie most of the week. I drive my car 2 or 3 times a week. I have a reserved parking spot that I park both my car and bike. I got a letter today stating that if I don't move my car more, it will be towed off. Is that b.s. or what? (The car has to be moved from the original spot if it is there for longer than 3 days).
I'm very curious as to why they would even care, if it is truly your reserved space. As long as both car and bikeare between the white lines of YOURreserved space, what does it matter howoften it'smoved? Or honestly, if moved at all? I could possibly understand an "only one vehicle per space" rule, but requiring you to move your own car out of your ownreserved parking space is a little ridiculous, IMHO.
I live in an apartment complex in the Mid-Cities area, and we don't have reserved parking. I have seen notices being put on vehicles that if it is not "legally driveable", and has been sitting in the same space for a while, it will be considered abandoned and towed at owner's expense. They usually give three business days to have it moved. It also gives others a chance to park in that spot, maybe a little closer to their apartment. Butmy apartmenthas NO reserved parking. For reserved parking, I can see no reason for it. I'm interested in finding out what they say about this.
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From: Boynton Beach, FloriDuh
RE: I gotta vent!!!
So, they are saying if you fly somewhere on a weeks vacation they can tow your bike & car? If you get sick for a week and can't drive they can tow your car & bike. I don't think so. If they do, they wouldn't have a leg to stand on in court.
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From: Ozark Country
RE: I gotta vent!!!
I've never heard of anything like that, but I've never lived in an apartment complex or any place where there are 'home owner associations' with all kind of strange rules.
Lifein the big city I guess...
Lifein the big city I guess...
Cruiser
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RE: I gotta vent!!!
I think the letter was meant to say "Drive your car more instead of riding your bike", but they thought better of it.
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RE: I gotta vent!!!
I would re-read my rental agreement if I were you. Often there is mention of parking facilities and parking lot rules. It should be pretty clear on how long you can leave your vehicle parked in your allotted space (to prevent derelict cars from being abandoned), and how many spaces you are allowed for permanent parking. If your car is taking up a permanent space and your bike is taking upa visitors spot (for instance), you need to get an agreement (on paper) allowing for both spaces.
Talking to managment ususally remedies this type of thing. Someone has obviously been told to watch for such things, but without knowing all the facts, they have acted purely on crude instruction. Talk to them...and hopefully you can work it out.
Talking to managment ususally remedies this type of thing. Someone has obviously been told to watch for such things, but without knowing all the facts, they have acted purely on crude instruction. Talk to them...and hopefully you can work it out.
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Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Nashville, TN
RE: I gotta vent!!!
Sell the car!!
Seriously though, Ihad a similar problem, and I own my house in a subdivision. My Jeep RARELY gets moved. Less than 300 miles on it in the last year. Some of the old retired folks around here, that aren't happy unless they are complaining about something, brought up my "abandoned" Jeep at a homeowners meeting. So, now I just drive it around the block once a week. That helps to keep the battery charged on the thing anyway.
Seriously though, Ihad a similar problem, and I own my house in a subdivision. My Jeep RARELY gets moved. Less than 300 miles on it in the last year. Some of the old retired folks around here, that aren't happy unless they are complaining about something, brought up my "abandoned" Jeep at a homeowners meeting. So, now I just drive it around the block once a week. That helps to keep the battery charged on the thing anyway.