# What would you do? (parking place dispute) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 2, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409 "2019-07-02T18:35:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/21 "2019-07-03T01:11:54Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Second this, no longer enforcing & changing bylaws are different things. And it may not even by doable by a by-law change. Just like you own the condo, in some I’ve seen, the condo owner owns a specific spot. The board in that type of condo can’t deprive the condo owner of that spot, any more then they can take the condo itself away. But, it depends on the local condo law, the condo deed, the fundamental document ofthe condo, and the by-laws. Still, might be worth checking out. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/22 "2019-07-03T01:45:19Z")
Ok, here is the plan… don’t paint over her number, but instead paint over both of the parking spot lines. Repaint them each 6 inches closer to each other. Make sure you take full advantage of your new wider spot before she gets back. damn… ninja’d ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/23 "2019-07-03T01:46:19Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > While your brush is still out, might as well paint over the current spot-marking lines and repaint them each 12 inches closer to center. Not every sport, though. Just the one Jane prefers to park in. Better yet, ask the condo association to make that spot a handicap-only space. Then, neither you nor Jane can use it. Bwahahaha! ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/24 "2019-07-03T04:50:45Z")
> [@Mrs\_Fairway](#): > > I live in a condo. When I bought the place (in 2003), it came with an assigned parking spot with my unit number painted on it. Sometime over the last several years the condo association did away with assigned parking… Crap like this is why I would never buy a condo. (Or a house with a Neighborhood Association.) ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Fairway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Mrs\_Fairway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Fairway)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/25 "2019-07-03T09:39:49Z")
Update: I called my upstairs neighbor last night and learned that they ARE reinstating assigned parking. They are repainting the spaces today and it will go into effect on the 26th of this month. I missed the email they sent out about a week ago. I wonder if Jane saw it…she painted my space after the email was sent. So we will be able to have someone towed if they park in our space. Finally. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/26 "2019-07-03T11:25:42Z")
Wow! Great outcome! Congrats! Now everyone ought to be happy again. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/27 "2019-07-03T11:31:39Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Wow! Great outcome! Congrats! . I dunno—what’s so Great about it? 'Cause, me…I’m kinda disappointed…I liked the solution in post #7. I really, really wanted to see what happens with all those pastry chefs and sex slaves. ---
**Author:** ![Royal\_Nonesutch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@Royal\_Nonesutch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Royal_Nonesutch)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/28 "2019-07-03T11:46:19Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > I really, really wanted to see what happens with all those pastry chefs and sex slaves. If they can’t find work at the White House, Charlie Sheen is always hiring. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/29 "2019-07-03T12:58:15Z")
> [@mandala](#): > > When it comes to resolving parking spot disputes, [the Russians do it right](https://www.reddit.com/r/ANormalDayInRussia/comments/848fa4/dealing_with_a_parking_spot_dispute/). That’s awesome! ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/30 "2019-07-03T13:17:15Z")
After a while when the whole parking situation has settled down and everyone is parking in the correct spots, put **Gatopescado** ’s plan into action. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/31 "2019-07-03T13:35:52Z")
When I bought the condo I am about to move into, I got a separate deed for the parking space. Anybody else parks there is trespassing. My school tax bill for the space was 24¢, apparently because there was a $5000 exception. But my ownership rights are clear. If I ever stop driving I imagine I would rent it out. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Fairway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Mrs\_Fairway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Fairway)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/32 "2019-07-05T13:50:32Z")
Not only did they reinstitute assigned parking, but they moved Jane’s space 4 spots away. Now she will likely be someone else’s problem. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/33 "2019-07-05T14:57:16Z")
Buh-bye, Jane! You might want to warn her new Parking Neighbors… ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/34 "2019-07-05T16:12:47Z")
[Obligatory xkcd link](https://xkcd.com/562/). ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/35 "2019-07-05T18:41:15Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Wow! Great outcome! Congrats! > > Now everyone ought to be happy again. Except Jane, of course. And whoever she now parks by. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/36 "2019-07-05T21:24:07Z")
I would do what I always do. Either put the Post-It note back on the other person’s windshield with no comments/edits or just toss it in the trash and then either way just go on with your life. You keep using that word “assigned”. I do not think it means what you think it means. ---
**Author:** ![Tempe\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tempe_jeff/32/7328_2.png) [@Tempe\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tempe_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/37 "2019-07-06T23:48:10Z")
I live in a Townhouse and OWN 3 Parking Spots, 2 covered and 1 uncovered next to my storage shed. Some Owners rent out their homes and renters assume uncovered parking is available. Wrong! 1st time, they get a notice under their wiper. Second time, towed.These owners neglect to tell their tenants the Rules of the HOA yet, complain about the outcome. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/38 "2019-07-07T19:50:51Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > When I bought the condo I am about to move into, I got a separate deed for the parking space. Anybody else parks there is trespassing. My school tax bill for the space was 24¢, apparently because there was a $5000 exception. But my ownership rights are clear. If I ever stop driving I imagine I would rent it out. Yes, this is exactly what I was thinking of in my earliest posts. It all depends how each condo association deals with this issue. Some might issue deeds, like **Hari** ’s, but some might treat it as part of the common area and assign it according to bylaws. ---
**Author:** ![Anny\_Middon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/39 "2019-07-07T23:01:17Z")
I’m wondering – is there a separate area for visitors to park? What prevents nonowners or nonrenters from parking in the lot? If I was an owner I’d be really pissed off if the guests at a neighbor’s party took all the spots and I had to try to find a space on the street. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409/40 "2019-07-08T13:41:55Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > [Obligatory xkcd link](https://xkcd.com/562/). That xkcd reminds me that when I had a VW Beetle back in the old days, it was small enough so that unless the guy parking diagonally across two spaces managed to do it just right, I could generally park on one side or the other of the diagonal parker, yet within the two spaces he was trying to occupy. If he left more room on his left side, I’d be parking on his left - and would of course be parking close enough to his car that he’d have to get in through his passenger door and crawl across. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-parking-place-dispute/836409.md?page=3)