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Get input before you start changing the parking rules

(Michael Hunter) Q. For more than 10 years, one resident of our condo complex has parked his company-owned three-axle vehicle in the parking lot at nights and on weekends. Now another resident is parking a three-axle vehicle on premises. Suddenly, a few of our residents are up in arms about three-axle vehicles. After so many years of allowing such…

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‘Parking’ What’s the big deal?

There’s been a lot of talk about parking on the streets lately, so what’s the big deal? Imagine someone has broken into your home, you’re afraid, alone, and waiting for the police to arrive. Tonight, EVERYONE has decided to park their vehicles on the street, not only on your side of the street, but both sides of the street. The police are coming but it takes them a few more minutes to get to your home because they have to navigate around the cars.

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Car Trouble

Are parking problems causing your residents to erupt in road rage? Maybe you need to review your rules.

It’s the dead of night.  Suddenly, the silence is shattered by shouts and the sounds of running feet.  Is it a robbery? A drive-by shooting? No. It’s a confrontation between a resident a tow truck driver.

Many association leaders know all too well that conflicts over parking spaces can elicit strong emotional responses, resulting in keyed paint, flattened tires, spray-painted graffiti on the board president’s car, angry phone and e-mail messages and sometimes even physical altercations.

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MS: Precaution called key to burglary prevention

News items of national interest regarding Condominium and Homeowner associations, compiled by the Community Associations Network

The Woodmoor subdivision resident always parks her car in a locked garage. As the Woodmoor Homeowners Association president, she patrols the neighborhood, vigilant for walkers or vehicles that don’t belong.
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