If you reside in a building which includes a parking space, it’s natural to assume that it will always be available for your use – after all, it’s yours.
However, one irate resident found themselves fuming when their neighbours consistently parked in their “shared” car park – a facility specifically designated for the building’s tenants, not the entire street.
“The neighbours are not permitted to park their cars in our car park. It’s a private lot in a bustling city, so people are constantly seeking off-street parking,” they clarified. However, given the car park spaces are reserved, they’re not supposed to park there.
Initially, they assumed the car belonged to “new tenants”, but then an unexpected incident made it clear the car should never have been in the parking space.
“When they first started parking there, we thought they were new tenants until one day, one of them HIT THE HOUSE and our electricity all went out (they hit a power box on the house, or something like that),” they shared on Reddit’s ‘Neighbours from Hell’ forum.
They added: “I sent pictures of the cars to our property manager (mostly because I was concerned other tenants and I would be blamed for the incident as there are no cameras on the lot or house), and she said that car (and the other car behind it, the guy’s girlfriend) were not allowed to park there. They weren’t tenants.”
This situation left the residents of the building completely perplexed, as they couldn’t understand why people felt they had the right to park there when they weren’t even living in the corresponding block.
The person who posted the original complaint confessed they previously requested for the cars to be “towed”, but the company was “too slow” and the culprits moved their vehicles before they could be caught red-handed.
The “neighbour hears us walking down the stairs and runs out, moving both of their cars”, but the frustrated original poster revealed the offenders had been towed “three or four times in the past few months”, indicating they clearly “don’t care” about having their car impounded.
They were left pondering what action they could take, venting: “It’s getting to the point where our lot gets congested from these two random people parking.”
One vindictive Redditor suggested: “Search parking stickers on Amazon. I use them when cars park in my spot. Never had a car return! They are a nightmare to remove. I usually put one on driver and passenger front windows but if I’m really peeved, I have been known to use several.”
Someone replied to this individual saying: “This is borderline evil in its pure simplicity.”
Another proposed: “I would call your local police department and see if you can have them both legally trespassed. If you can, then I would try to get evidence of them parked on your property and then see if you can press charges for trespassing. AKA have them arrested.”
A frustrated individual on a local forum suggested: “Install folding parking bollards,” adding tentatively they would need to check with the building manager before proceeding.
Another peeved resident proposed: “Ask to have cameras put up in the parking lot. This way, it can be seen if those neighbours are there and the tow company called without anyone leaving the house, preventing them from running out and moving the vehicle quickly to avoid the tow. Just having the cameras visible may even be enough to stop the illegal parking.”