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March 28, 2007
Can't Park Your Vehicle in Your Spot? Look Before You Buy!
How do you avoid getting into a difficult practical situation?
Here is one scenario:
"We own a van, and we found after we moved into our townhouse that it just barely fits in the garage. What a nightmare, getting in and out, getting the kids in and out. Everyone else must feel the same way as us because the streets in this brand new development are flooded with cars. It looks like a parking lot. I think everyone is parking outside their garages – is there anything we can do?"
This is one of those very difficult situations and it illustrates how a dream can quickly turn into a nightmare, if you do not pay attention to detail. Many developments look a lot different in the first phases when the properties are just built because everything is brand new, and neat and tidy. And hardly anyone lives there yet. Sure, things look perfect, and people forget they will not always look that way. Once the development is built out, the beautiful view from the model homes might no longer exist. The streets, although beautiful and free of cars, pickups and vans might later be cluttered with vehicles, especially if they are public streets. On the one hand the association may not decide to adopt rules about what is parked on the streets because of potential issues. If you like the streets free of parked vehicles, this could backfire for you. On the other hand, the Association may be one that does set rules prohibiting street parking. Maybe you were counting on parking your third or fourth vehicle in the street. These are questions you may want to attempt to clarify before you sign on the dotted line.
Posted by Beth Grimm at March 28, 2007 1:22 PM