Appartment Complex Parking Assisgnment and Limits

[Phil Chapman]

I can't believe I am having to post about this issue, but here goes.  I bought a 24-unit apartment complex back in June which came with 24 sets of inherited tenants.  In one of the 6 buildings, there is this one tenant who calls me every week with some petty annoyance or question.  He's retired with nothing better to do and WAY too much time on his hands.  Well today he calls me and is in a dispute with another tenant in his building over parking spots and assignments.  I never knew of any parking assignments when I bought the place.  Also, it turns out that this guy has 4 cars for him and his wife in the 10-space parking lot for a building of four 2-BR apartments.

So, a couple of questions to see if I can get some advice:

> How many of you have assigned parking in your larger multi-families and how do you manage this?

> Do any of you have limits on the number of cars per apartment and do you have a fee system for cars in excess of the limit?

Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated!

[Sam Shueh]

Restructure the parking spaces, assign a number closest to them.  Post a side all violators are to be towed away and work with a tow company having their phone number on the sign so residents can report them. Mail a letter about management policy changes and post the same on the door.  

Let them fight all over.  This is another reason owners should use a property manager for multi-family properties.