HOA selectively following parking rules

This will probably echo another posting with a slightly different variation. I live in a townhome community with 110 units. All of the 110 units have a two car garage and equivalent size driveway with the exception of 10 units which are suited with one car garage and an equivalent sized driveway.

In the community there are common parking spaces totaling 55 spaces. Most all of these spaces are occupied by those with two car garages for various reasons; garage full of junk, desire for unencumbered entrance in to the garage, greater than 2 cars, people storing cars by moving them every 7 days, etc.

The owners of the single garage units are often left walking large distances from their unit to an available common parking spot due to the nearest spots being filled.

In researching the bylaws, my understanding is that owners must park their vehicles in their garages and driveways before using the common spaces.

I brought this to the attention of the HOA board by attending meetings. Initially they sent letters to several individuals, only one of which altered their behavior. I further pushed the issue with the HOA board and I was essentially told tough. I specifically asked if they were unwilling to enforce their own rules and their reply was ‘Yes’.

I really am not looking for the rules to be enforced tooth and nail, just have available parking near the single garage units. As an alternative I suggested the HOA allow for assigned spaces for the single garage units so they would have the opportunity to park 2 vehicles near their home. I was told No. Note there is verbiage in the by-laws to assign parking spaces if “…if it is determined that there is a particular need of a Unit Owner”

We are also not allowed to park on the street. I raised the point if they were unwilling to enforce the other parking rules that I should just park on the street. They essentially said they would enforce that rule and would fine or tow.

My next move is to try writing all the home owners and see if I can garner support to make some changes or at least have the opportunity to reserve one parking space. I am unhopeful of this since most people don’t seem to care and lots of the homes around me have gone rental whose inhabitants really don’t seem to care.

I would sure hate to have to make a legal challenge, but find it annoying after renting for 10+ years I have had a worse time parking at a place I own than I ever did parking in an apartment.
Would appreciate any input.
Thanks

Do the HOA's governing documents give renters any power?

If not, then do the terms of your lease give you recourse with your landlord/landlady regarding parking terms?

Note too as a renter, the board doesn't have any responsibility to you. The association is made of the unit owners, and those owners elect the board to represent them. Have you talked to your landlord about working this issue for you? Another option is if a resident has a disability, they could try asking for ADA accommodation in assigning a spot.

Pardon my stupid mistake. I misread. The OP is an owner.

Thank you all for your thoughts.

TimB4 – This is part of my plan to present to the board. I am trying to selectively contact owners of single car garages to see if I at least have their support.

AugustinT – No, the renters have no power. The owners are supposed to provide the renters with the parking policy. There is a steady enough turnover with the renters that new parking behaviors show up regularly. I will give your second post some additional thoughts.

RichardP13- I was told as much, that I should simply park 1 in the garage and one in the driveway. I felt that would be fine as long as everyone else was forced to do the same, which would actually be following the rules. They scoffed at that notion as well.

Overall what I am guessing is that most board members are violating the parking policy themselves hence they do not want to change it. They basically offered no solutions or help.