Recently moved to a new house with 2 roommates. We have 3 cars among us, with a 2-car garage and a 2-car driveway in front of the garage. So technically, room for 4 cars, but not without coordinating and/or moving each other's cars to access the garage. This means that one person usually needs to park on the street in order not to block another car in the garage.
Couple weeks back, we received an HOA violation: no cars allowed on street on Tuesday/Wednesday when community tours are conducted. OK, whatever. Inconvenient but we found a way to make it work for those two days.
Last week, we received another HOA violation: this time they say no cars are allowed on the street at all and that we need to keep them all in garage or driveway, all the time. They told us to show up to a "hearing" in December (didn't know there was going to be a ****ing trial over street parking
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Needless to say, we all have different schedules, and this is a pretty serious inconvenience. Even if we try to move each other's cars around like clowns to get in and out when needed, there is no guarantee everyone's keys will always be available. Someone might be out with a friend, etc.
I should note, there are quite a few other cars always parked on the street @ other houses. They're either ignoring similar warnings, or for some reason aren't getting harassed by the HOA.
Any suggestions for dealing with these people? Really, a huge pain in my ass. We are great tenants, take care of everything, landscape, no parties, etc., and still these dorks find a reason to harass us.
