Home Owners Assoc. Parking Issue

[acdc101]

Our garage is full and our driveway will only fit 2 cars. We have 3 cars. Our HOA states we cannot park in the street along side our house. What should we do? We live in Wake County, NC. HELP!

 

[army judge]

HOA's are Nazis. Unfortunately, you have to obey their silly rules. Ask them where you are to park extra vehicles.

Going forward, you'll have to empty your garage. You might want to rent space in a storage facility.


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[FlaRiptide]

To emphasize what Army has told you, many homeowner's are not fully aware of the control that a HOA has over the community. Have you ever read your bylaws and covenant? Have you ever attended a HOA meeting? Depending on the elected Board of Directors, they may or may not have sympathy for your dilemna. They will be in full legal standing to simply say to you, "sell your third car". Their attitude may be, "you should have known of the parking restrictions prior to purchasing your home".

Read your bylaws. THE HOA may have authority to assess a fine against you for disobeying the parking rule. Things could get quite ugly if you don't abide with their demands. The law is on their side, not yours. Your property is bound by the covenant and as owner you are responsible.

Your best bet is to try and be nice and work with them. If this fails, then if you are up to it run for office at the next annual Board Meeting.

Don't even think of parking on the grass or expanding your driveway. You certainly have a bylaw preventlng parking on the grass, and you probably need approval from an architectural committee to change the appearance of your property in any manner.

 

[pw47617]

HOAs are corporations and if you can get two-thirds of the members of the corporation (duh, you the homeowners) to dissolve the HOA, then your problem goes away forever!