Parking Restrictions

HOA rules regarding parking restrictions aren’t uncommon, but sometimes the rules seem to be contradictory. John Frigo of e-commerce retailer Best Price Nutrition shared his story regarding parking restrictions.

“At this time I had bought a Lincoln Blackwood pickup truck. The truck wasn’t a huge truck, but it was too long to fit in my garage so I would park it in the driveway which was fine,” he said. “Many people on my block parked in their driveways and there wasn’t a rule against doing so. Until one day when I got a letter from the association fining me and telling me I had to park my truck in my garage. Turns out my truck had class B plates and class B plates were not allowed to be parked in driveways.

“I understand the thought behind this rule. They don’t want big ugly work trucks parked in driveways. While I personally could care less if my neighbors did this, I get the spirit behind the law. The enforcement, however, seemed to lack common sense. This truck I had was a $50,000 truck that was a really sharp-looking truck; it wasn’t a blight on the neighborhood. I couldn’t park this truck in my driveway yet my neighbors were allowed to park rusty 30-year-old conversion vans in their driveways with no issue. It’s a complete lack of common sense and a lack of being reasonable and/or accommodating in instances like this that drive me crazy about associations and is why I’ll never buy in an association again.”