<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jccc:
moving into my condo after years of renting out. My renter had my parking spot. was informed I will have to go on waiting list when he moves out (30 people long!) and get no preferential treatment for owning (leasees can go before me!) building is mostly leasees, not owners (rented from owners, not original leasees). Nothing on deed about spot. But, natural assumption when purchased spot would always be there! No extra monthly charge for spot. Any recourse???<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
You should have inquired and confirmed that there was a parking stall that is part of the condo unit when you bought the unit. Normally there is a parking stall that is designated for each unit and is a limited common area. In this example, the stall is purchased with the unit. It appears in your situation that the parking stall is not part of the unit and could possibly be owned by the Association or one private owner in which case you are out of luck. Sometimes the parking stalls are separate legal condominum units. You should review all the condo documents and house rules and talk to the property management company and the resident manager with respect to your plight. Inquire as to who owns the parking stalls, whether the owner pays the appropriate percentage of expenses for the stalls ie. real property taxes, maintenance fee, reserves, insurance etc., and find out why the parking is free and given out on a first come first served basis with no preferential treatment given to actual condo apartment owners. The Board of Directors and the AOAO would be able to change this policy but since the majority of owners are absentee they may not care. I would think that it would be prudent for the owner to rent the stalls out especially if owned by the AOAO.
