3/08/2009

Asking neigbors to park in their space and other

Hello. Could you please make an effort to park at your own door and/or driveway/garage? This causes us problems especially when we have to unload groceries (even more so if it’s raining). Is there any rational reason why you do this on a daily basis? I believe you guys have three cars, at least two of which are pretty much constantly parked either straight at my door and/or under my window, many times both.

Just so you know, my husband has had eight surgeries to his left foot due to a severe accident; he has another scheduled soon and has to pick up his handicapped sticker because he’ll be unable to move around for several months so we really need our spot to be clear as much as possible because he cannot walk well now and will not be able to walk at all soon. I had an ambulance come the other day for a problem that happened to me where I could not walk at all due to total loss of balance and the fire personnel and ambulance had to wheel me out on a gurney swerving around cars because my whole entrance was blocked while the rest of the street including your area was completely empty.

In the HOA covenants it also clearly states no one is even supposed to park overnight in the streets (so much for that because no one cares) but it is a violation of the HOA rules. I ask you to please park in your own area especially since it’s always empty. If you like, I can provide you with a copy of the rules.

I don’t appreciate anyone looking inside my house either so I have to constantly keep my blinds closed. This never happened before; everyone parked in their own spot. I am baffled as to why since you moved or come to this community (as I really do not know if you are a resident, owner, visitor or renter) you chose to make my front door and/or window your private parking space(s). I’m sorry, I really don’t intend to sound rude but it’s been over a year that I have lost my space to park at my own entrance/walkway to my home and I never thought I would have to actually write this. I simply do not understand why anyone would so carefully and neatly block another’s door/window where they do not reside. I don’t do this out of respect. It’s a bit invasive to others’ privacy and personal property and it just makes it difficult for people to walk into their homes when they have difficulty walking in the first place.

On a side note, since I am writing you, we’ve had a lot of problems in the community lately, including people touching others’ property, moving it around, like our trash bins (i.e. my property) someone moved them to block my exit from my driveway (something very dangerous if I need to leave in a hurry in an emergency, let alone bothersome to have to get out of my car to move them so I could leave my home) The trash cans do not go at the end of the grass border between homes (this is no one’s property, it’s the separation between homes) but on each resident’s own driveway, and that is where I put mine, on my very own property. Someone actually had to trespass on my property to maliciously take my bins (also my property) and set them in a row to block our exit from the driveway. Anyway, I ask you that since you live so close if you saw anyone do this, to please let me know because we filed a police report after this happened numerous times following instructions of our HOA Management and Board of Directors who told us to do so. We’re also installing cameras. It would never occur to me to touch anyone’s property in such a way, let alone trash. It’s just bizarre that I would have to worry about something so disgusting as trash and trash cans. If I saw someone doing this to you, I would definitely let you know. I’ve let the other neighbors know too.

Also, we’ve had several burglaries in the community too (in broad daylight and with the alarms supposedly activated by the way) We’re asking all residents to be vigilant and not leave their doors/garage doors open or unlocked and to report any suspicious activity including vendors soliciting as this is a no-soliciting/no-trespassing community and vendors are a perfect way to stake out an area. It’s for everyone’s safety. This used to be a very safe neighborhood but we presume strangers come in because it’s secluded and they think no one pays attention, so it’s important we all keep a watchful eye.

I sincerely hope you understand.

Thank you.

Janet


Blocking my home

On Feb 23 an ambulance came to my home and took me to the ER because (and I am still in the process of finding out) I may have suffered a stroke. What happened? My door and window area yet AGAIN were blocked. In the middle of not being able to walk at all, they had to wheel me out in a gurney doing so very clumsily due to my whole area being blocked with other people's vehicles while the rest of the street was completely empty.

Today, March 8 (just like every other day of the week) my door is blocked and yet the whole street is empty. I do NOT do this to anyone EVER. I do NOT understand for the life of me why people do not think before they do these things. Does anyone know? It completely baffles me.

Oh, and by the way, it is strictly against HOA rules to have any sort of commercial vehicles parked inside the property. Yesterday there were commercial TRUCKS parked in the streets (that have no business inside the community)