New tenant gets assigned parking spot, only to discover someone else is using the space and refuses to give it up, landlord confronts them: ‘No more parking in a spot you never rented’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
May 15, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

When someone decides to move into a new place, they usually have a list of things they want to have in their new home. The number of bedrooms, an in-unit washing machine, or an elevator in the building are a few examples of what someone might put on their list before beginning their journey of looking for their next home.

One thing that perhaps not many people think about putting on their list is the parking situation. It's not just about having an assigned space for your vehicle, it's also about the general parking situation in the neighborhood, which can affect you either way.

If one decides to move into a street or neighborhood where the parking is scarce, they may find themselves in a number of uncomfortable situations. First, inviting people over is an issue, since they would have nowhere to park their car, and can really come to resent you every time you invite them over. Second, a crowded neighborhood can feel really suffocating to live in, and you would just end up feeling uncomfortable walking down these streets.

Lastly, no parking means annoyed drivers, and annoyed drivers mean neighborly disputes, just like what happened in the story below.

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  • The new tenant in this story actually made sure they had a parking spot in their new place, especially after noticing the neighborhood lacked any free parking. However, they did not expect to find a complete stranger parking in their spot, ignoring the fact that it is reserved for someone else. The new tenant decided to confront these strangers, and it led to a whole neighborly dispute. Keep scrolling to read the full story.

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    No more parking in a spot you never rented.

    I moved to a new city a few weeks ago. Before moving in, I asked about the parking situation because I know how hard it can be to find a spot in the city. Luckily, my landlord
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    still had an empty space right next to our building. Once they showed me which one was mine, I parked my bike there.
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    Fast forward a few days: I I came home from work and noticed someone had been parking their car in front of my bike during the day. I took a picture of the car just in case
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    something happened, I had a feeling something was off. The next morning, I looked out the window after getting up and got lucky. The same
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    of my bike again. That alone could be reason enough to call the police, considering the fine for blocking a vehicle like that is pretty steep. But I was patient. I watched them park
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    and planned to talk to them afterward. As I stood there, I saw the driver back right into my bike, push it slightly, and then roll
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    forward again after I shouted at them, just a "Hey" out of nowhere (for them). They finished parking, got out of the car, and immediately started berating me for
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    parking my bike in their spot, asking why I would do that, saying they always parked there and there was no other space nearby for them. They even threatened to call the
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    police. I was angry they had hit my bike, but I secretly hoped they would call the police, because they would be the one fined for blocking my space.
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    I contacted my landlord again, sent them the pictures I took of the car, and told them who the person was, since they had told me exactly where they work, etc. They also
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    confirmed that they never paid for the space, never signed a contract, nothing. Just someone who told them they could.
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    The landlord reached out to them. From my first interaction with them, I had a feeling they might retaliate somehow. Sure enough, the next day I went out to my
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    balcony and found a plastic bottle on the ground, along with a half-eaten strawberry. My bike seems to be fine, though. I'm hoping for the best and that it stays that way. I found
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    the bottle and the strawberry last night, we'll see how petty they decide to get over the next few days ^^ TL;DR: Someone had been using an unrented parking
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    spot for a while and got angry when I started using it, after actually renting it.
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    nfw-shecreates Seems they were entitled to a free space until you moved in. They got lucky that they didn't have to pay for it for however long it was. But since you involved the landlord instead of the police,
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    which honestly would not have done anything about it. They know now that it's your spot. Probably regretting that they were cheap and not officially making it their spot. It was dirt bag move on them for parking
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    there and bumping the bike. You saw it once but could have occurred several times. I feel that you won't have any more problems with them now.
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    Lilliane0 OP Yeah I wanted the landlord involved first, because I knew the police would only be able to fine her. There was a case a few years back where someone was fined for parking behind someones car for about 10minutes, they had to
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    pay about half a months salary (for relation). So that probably would have hurt them, but I wanted to be civil. I hope that was it, now they know and if they park there again I will get my revenge by calling the police.
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    GirlStiletto If someone blocked you in, you should have asked the LL to have them towed or called the cops immeditately. People who do that KNOW what they are doing. Getting a ticket or towed is the only way to get them to stop.
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    Lilliane0 OP It was on the weekend, so I couldn't reach my landlord. As for towing, I would have to pay upfront with no guarantee that I get that money back from them, and I just don't have that kind of money atm. That would be half my salary at the moment...
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    I kinda knew, that something like this would happen, but I wanted the landlord to handle this situation instead of the police, because I'm new here and if it was an immediate neighbour I just wouldn't want that fight right from the start.
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    kberson If you can see your bike out your window, you should have a camera pointed at it
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    Snoo-3699 How is the spot marked? Is there a sign that mentions tenant parking only, and is there a painted number for the reserved parking spaces?
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    Lilliane0 OP Yes it's marked as "leased", it has been that way for a long time, they just didn't care, because the other person told her they could use it
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    Future_Blueberry_641 I would put nails all over the spot and avoid them with your bike
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