We live in a townhouse in a cookie cutter development. Each town house has a 1 car garage with a full driveway. There are community unreversed parking spaces as well. The parking spaces have been filling up very quickly lately, and sometimes it's difficult to find a spot. We've lived in this townhouse since last November (7 months) and since then, there has been this old Nissan Maxima parking in one of the unreserved community spaces. It has not moved since we've lived here. Keep in mind that this is a brand new townhome development, so everyone moved in at the same time. I think the Maxima is broken; it just hasn't left the space, and the sunroof has been slightly opened since day 1.
I'm going to call the HOA tomorrow morning and demand that they do something with this car. I just feel that if someone is going to keep a broken vehicle, they should keep it on their property (garage, driveway), and not keep in in a public parking space.
What do you guys think?
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Update 07/14/09
I emailed the vice president of the HOA. We recently received a letter from the HOA (all of the residents received this letter) stating that people cannot park on the sidewalks. There were a few residents who were literally parking on the sidewalk, rather than ths street. This letter addressed that issue and informed residents that cars would be towed.
I emailed the VP, and I thanked him for addressing this issue. I told him that I've personally seen parents forced to push their strollers in the street because some numbnut decided to park his/her car on the sidewalk.
I also expressed my frustration with the unmoved car in the public space. I told him that I felt the public spaces should be shared and should not be used as storage for junk-cars.
The VP of the HOA emailed back and agreed with me. He's going to discuss this issue with the board and create new policies regarding this issue. He's also going to make a trip to our development to see this car, and to determine what to do next.
I'm going to call the HOA tomorrow morning and demand that they do something with this car. I just feel that if someone is going to keep a broken vehicle, they should keep it on their property (garage, driveway), and not keep in in a public parking space.
What do you guys think?
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Update 07/14/09
I emailed the vice president of the HOA. We recently received a letter from the HOA (all of the residents received this letter) stating that people cannot park on the sidewalks. There were a few residents who were literally parking on the sidewalk, rather than ths street. This letter addressed that issue and informed residents that cars would be towed.
I emailed the VP, and I thanked him for addressing this issue. I told him that I've personally seen parents forced to push their strollers in the street because some numbnut decided to park his/her car on the sidewalk.
I also expressed my frustration with the unmoved car in the public space. I told him that I felt the public spaces should be shared and should not be used as storage for junk-cars.
The VP of the HOA emailed back and agreed with me. He's going to discuss this issue with the board and create new policies regarding this issue. He's also going to make a trip to our development to see this car, and to determine what to do next.