I live in a gated community in the burbs. The houses are all in top of one another and vary from 1-2 garages. There are no formal parking rules, but everyone pretty much parks one maybe two cars (if their kids started driving) on the street. The two car garage homes basically have no cars on the street. My neighbor directly across from me has remarried and both his adult children and his wife’s adult children reside in the home. They have a one car garage that they don’t use. Their adult children have significant others who sleep over probably every evening. They have six cars of their own and then when the significant others come it can be up to 10 cars. They park in a row across from my house. It looks like alternate side street parking. I’ve tried speaking with him, the board, and our HOA all to no avail. They said parking is too difficult to enforce and moreover, I’m the only one complaining. I really love my home and neighborhood but this is destroying the vibe for me. Any thoughts on next steps? Don’t really want to sink a lot of money into lawyers...
Move?
Why should I have to move? I like my house, I like my neighborhood, I just have one very inconsiderate dolt if a neighbor.
You are the inconsiderate dolt of a neighbor.
@Anonymous You are the one with the problem. The HOA has told you that your neighbor isn't doing anything it can enforce. Ergo, you need to move to a neighborhood where your preferred parking situation is enforced, or you need to suck it up.
I don’t see this as a big issue especially if it’s not interfering with the use of your car.
Do you live in the city?
Yes I do, which may be the reason I don’t see this as a big issue. That said, unless there’s some sort of ordinance in your burb that prevents your neighbor from parking 2 cars maximum on the street, I don’t see how it can be enforced. This is the reason no one is helping you. Your problem is aesthetics. You don’t like the look and feel of so many cars on your street. Unfortunately for you, that’s not enforceable.
Really? I have never been to a gated community that didn’t have parking rules. there is an HOA here. These things are supposed to be regulated. You think it is ok to own 6 cars and not even attempt to use the garage?
Apparently her gated community doesn’t have parking rules and she is the only one in her community who cares. So she may need to find a more like-minded community if this really bothers her.
Yes If I lived in the city it Wouldn’t bother me. But part of the price you Pay to live in a community is for the aesthetics..there is little on the streets except for the line of 10 cars in front of my house. I didn’t sign up for this.
I hear you, but aesthetics isn’t enforceable.
Would it bother you less if there were cars parked all the way up the street? I feel like you're particularly bothered that there's some sort of asymmetry... It really comes across as very precious and snow-flakey.
Actually most HOAs do enforce aesthetic HOA rules.
Sure they are. In a gated community you must maintain your property and apply for permission to make any changes to the facade of your home. It’s all about aesthetics. The HOA just made someone put in landscaping
It's enforceable if it's part of the HOA rules. Clearly this aesthetics preference you have isn't,