StaceyP (Utah)
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Posts: 15
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My community has 88 units. 10 have double garages the rest are single car garages. We have 18 visitor stalls with 1 handicap parking stall as part of the 18.
For the last year, they have not enforced any parking rules (homeowners are not suppose to park in visitor stalls) because they have been trying to figure out what "homeowner" means. Here are the new rules they came up with. I'd love to hear what you think about them and if they seem ok or are crazy.
First... a person can not park in the visitor parking more than 3 nights per year. So if you have family that come for the holidays or a significant other who spends the night frequently, they are not allowed to park in the visitor parking more than 3 times in any 365 day period. The board feels that anyone staying more than 3 nights is considered a resident. If any homeowner parks in visitor parking for any reason they will be fined. If you do not fill out the resident vehicle information form each year they will fine you $100 per month until it is completed. The parking violation fine is 1st time: a warning, 2nd:a $25 fine, 3rd: $50 . But not filling out the form will cost you 4x the amount of a parking violation.
Our board has recently changed the rules and regulations (not the CCRs) giving them the right to "rent out" visitor parking stalls for $50 per month on a first come first serve basis. Supposedly these rules go into effect April 11. They did not include any guidelines for the new rules (such as which parking stalls they will rent out, how long they can be rented, how they will identify the "reserved" stalls and the approved cars, etc).
The majority of the homeowners at the board meetings as well as an informal poll on Facebook, were AGAINST renting the stalls yet they are doing it. From what I am hearing they have already taken "reservations" even though they do not go into effect until April 11. And the first person I am seeing already parking in the vistor parking on a regular basis is a board member. A board member who has not cleaned out his garage so he has to park his new mercedes in his driveway and his old car in visitor parking.
Is the rental of the spaces legal? Aren't they part of our "ammenities"? The board is saying that once homeowners stop parking in the visitor spots then there will be enough "extra" spots that they can rent them out, although they don't say how many will be rented.
Any advice on these two items (and I'm not even attempting to get into the CCR changes they want)
thanks,
For the last year, they have not enforced any parking rules (homeowners are not suppose to park in visitor stalls) because they have been trying to figure out what "homeowner" means. Here are the new rules they came up with. I'd love to hear what you think about them and if they seem ok or are crazy.
First... a person can not park in the visitor parking more than 3 nights per year. So if you have family that come for the holidays or a significant other who spends the night frequently, they are not allowed to park in the visitor parking more than 3 times in any 365 day period. The board feels that anyone staying more than 3 nights is considered a resident. If any homeowner parks in visitor parking for any reason they will be fined. If you do not fill out the resident vehicle information form each year they will fine you $100 per month until it is completed. The parking violation fine is 1st time: a warning, 2nd:a $25 fine, 3rd: $50 . But not filling out the form will cost you 4x the amount of a parking violation.
Our board has recently changed the rules and regulations (not the CCRs) giving them the right to "rent out" visitor parking stalls for $50 per month on a first come first serve basis. Supposedly these rules go into effect April 11. They did not include any guidelines for the new rules (such as which parking stalls they will rent out, how long they can be rented, how they will identify the "reserved" stalls and the approved cars, etc).
The majority of the homeowners at the board meetings as well as an informal poll on Facebook, were AGAINST renting the stalls yet they are doing it. From what I am hearing they have already taken "reservations" even though they do not go into effect until April 11. And the first person I am seeing already parking in the vistor parking on a regular basis is a board member. A board member who has not cleaned out his garage so he has to park his new mercedes in his driveway and his old car in visitor parking.
Is the rental of the spaces legal? Aren't they part of our "ammenities"? The board is saying that once homeowners stop parking in the visitor spots then there will be enough "extra" spots that they can rent them out, although they don't say how many will be rented.
Any advice on these two items (and I'm not even attempting to get into the CCR changes they want)
thanks,