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I really need help with this situation. I live in a 4 unit apartment and we have a 4 car garage that is not attached to the apartment, it is in the back alleyway. I park my car in my assigned garage, but all of my other neighbors use their garages as storage. It is hard to get parking on the street that we live on, so when they can't find parking, they park in front of the garage and they end up blocking us from getting in or out. We have to then call them or ring their doorbell so that one of them could move their vehicle, so that we can either leave or get in when we return. It has even gotten so bad that their guests park and block the garage when they visit. That just happened to me today. It's a daily battle. We could contact the landlord, but I'm not sure if he'll be any help, plus if he tells them, then it may cause issues that I don't want to deal with right now. We don't know what to do at this point, and we are really tired of going through this every time. It's really not fair at all. They do not have to call us when they leave, they can just leave as they please.
I really need some good suggestions on what I should do. Thank you!
None of us can really do anything. If it is private property and not posted as a tow away zone, it will be up to the landlord to enforce his rules. Maybe he needs to prohibit storage in the garage parking spaces.
Document the problem with date stamped photos and send them to your landlord.
If you won't report this to the landlord and keep reporting it every time it happens, guess you'll need to deal with the neighbors directly.
We could contact the landlord, but I'm not sure if he'll be any help, plus if he tells them, then it may cause issues that I don't want to deal with right now.
Then you are stuck with the status quo.
Unless you want to find another place to live and I'm guessing you'll have a reason not to do that either.
Nobody's going to fix this for you except your landlord. It's his responsibility. You need to take photos of the offending vehicles and put your complaint in writing to the landlord. If he doesn't do anything at least you have a paper trail if you want to break your lease.
None of us can really do anything. If it is private property and not posted as a tow away zone, it will be up to the landlord to enforce his rules. Maybe he needs to prohibit storage in the garage parking spaces.
Document the problem with date stamped photos and send them to your landlord.
If you won't report this to the landlord and keep reporting it every time it happens, guess you'll need to deal with the neighbors directly.
Thank you so much for your response. The garage does have tow away signs, but that applies to strange vehicles of course. We had a strange vehicle towed away before, after our landlord gave permission for the tow company to tow that vehicle away.
We have a sign that says, "No Parking, Do Not Blocking Garage" on our door, but that doesn't help with them. People do not care and I wish that there was more that we could do.
Thank you so much for your response. The garage does have tow away signs, but that applies to strange vehicles of course. We had a strange vehicle towed away before, after our landlord gave permission for the tow company to tow that vehicle away.
We have a sign that says, "No Parking, Do Not Blocking Garage" on our door, but that doesn't help with them. People do not care and I wish that there was more that we could do.
Can you park a bicycle with a lock to prevent any other vehicle from parking in that space and blocking you.
I’m guessing cones would be too light weight. You could also write a heartfelt letter about the hardship this is causing and maybe throw in a medical emergency or a missed important appointment that caused harm, an employer that is threatening to fire you if you are late one more time.
Unless you want to find another place to live and I'm guessing you'll have a reason not to do that either.
Nobody's going to fix this for you except your landlord. It's his responsibility. You need to take photos of the offending vehicles and put your complaint in writing to the landlord. If he doesn't do anything at least you have a paper trail if you want to break your lease.
You’re right, we’ll have to get him involved. It has really gotten out of hand. Thank you for your reply.
Can you park a bicycle with a lock to prevent any other vehicle from parking in that space and blocking you.
I’m guessing cones would be too light weight. You could also write a heartfelt letter about the hardship this is causing and maybe throw in a medical emergency or a missed important appointment that caused harm, an employer that is threatening to fire you if you are late one more time.
I thought about so many things that I could use to block them from being able to block me. I was late for a few appointments, because we had to wait for someone to move their vehicle.
I thought about so many things that I could use to block them from being able to block me. I was late for a few appointments, because we had to wait for someone to move their vehicle.
Shame that you can't do it Philly-style -- people put plastic chairs in a parking spot after they've shoveled snow out it. Or maybe you could?
I really need help with this situation. I live in a 4 unit apartment and we have a 4 car garage that is not attached to the apartment, it is in the back alleyway. I park my car in my assigned garage, but all of my other neighbors use their garages as storage. It is hard to get parking on the street that we live on, so when they can't find parking, they park in front of the garage and they end up blocking us from getting in or out. We have to then call them or ring their doorbell so that one of them could move their vehicle, so that we can either leave or get in when we return. It has even gotten so bad that their guests park and block the garage when they visit. That just happened to me today. It's a daily battle. We could contact the landlord, but I'm not sure if he'll be any help, plus if he tells them, then it may cause issues that I don't want to deal with right now. We don't know what to do at this point, and we are really tired of going through this every time. It's really not fair at all. They do not have to call us when they leave, they can just leave as they please.
I really need some good suggestions on what I should do. Thank you!
Contact the landlord and/or call a towing company. The towing company might not tow them, but you won’t know if you don’t call.
When you contact your landlord ask them is they have a towing company they prefer to use.. our complex had one and the gated community I moved to after had one too.
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