subject: Solutions for irritating Visitor Parking Permits [print this page] Solutions for irritating Visitor Parking Permits
about two years ago, I moved from Southern California to Sacramento for business. It was not the largest move in my life, but it was one of the numerous maddening moves, not because of the distance (I have moved surpassingly farther than that, before), but because of the new community I moved into. The community Home owners association issued their own custom parking permits to all residents. Unmistakably, they were not that big on having people parking on the street.
Not only were we urged to park in our driveways, or more expressly in our garage, but they had their own meter maids that would go around and ticket any vehicles who did not have a valid parking permit, which they had to distribute themselves. Needless to say, this made having guests over a bit of an annoyance. If they parked on the street, they ran the possibility of being ticketed. The tickets themselves didn't have a fine, but it was fairly infuriating and uncomfortable, and they referred to that the license number has been documented and repeat offenses could result in the vehicle being towed.
Having a good deal of family in the area, as well as old family friends that had somehow ended up in the same area, made this whole parking condition an even dominant inconvenience. It took me about three months to get visitor parking permits issued to me, and the hoa was none too satisfied about the whole state of affairs. They as a matter of fact implemented a limit on the number of guest permits they would issue, which makes sense seeing that they do not want any unauthorized persons from parking in the community.
Once I had the guest permits, the only predicament I experienced was my guests forgetting to return them before heading off back to their own homes. This was a dash troublesome, as I only had a few and could not get any replacements from the hoa. Then, one of my nephews had a stroke of genius and told me about his high school parking permit holder. He showed me the little clip attachment that fit perfectly on any sun visor. It kept the parking permits in simple view, and was bulky enough for my guests to consider about before they drove off.
