Homeowner Parking

[floydfan]

Gathering as much info as possible before our trip to see TV. As a Homeowner are you allowed to park in your driveway overnight? Is there on street parking in the residential area's.

[villages07]

Floyd,

Parking in your driveway (even overnight) is fine, as long as it's not a commercial vehicle or one with commercial signs on it.

As I recall, if you have guests with an RV, they can park in your driveway for up to say 3 days.

You're not supposed to park in the streets, definitely not overnight; people do park in the streets when they have company, but, that is temporary.

[The Great Fumar]

Driveway OK Streets not OK

Generally folks do not park in driveways for extended periods of time.........
fumar

[chacam]

Please, where is it said that you can't park in the street? We have a neighbor who has a daughter and the boyfriend leaves his truck in the street for days at a time.

[DDoug]

Call block watch or what ever its called

[villages07]

Chacam,

Here is an excerpt from the general deed restrictions posted on the villages VCCDD and SLCDD websites. You will have a specific version of this for your neighborhood:

Trucks, Trailers, Recreational Vehicles, Campers and Boats: All such vehicles require a clearance from your Neighborhood Watch representative to park in The Villages. A clearance is issued for a maximum of 72 hours. Vehicles which fit in a garage are exempt.

Motor Vehicles: No inoperable vehicle may be stored or parked on any homesite.

Parking: Vehicles are to be kept in owners’ garages or concrete driveways.

[meemawhoney]

My documents clearly state quote: "No boats, recreational vehicles, or trucks of 3/4 ton size and up shall be parked, stored or otherwise remain on any lot or street, except for service vehicles located thereon on a temporary basis while performing a service for a resident."

I live in Country Club Hills and this a a part of our Declaration of Restrictions. It may be different in other areas. Please refer to your declarations for clarification.

[chacam]

The truck is an ugly old 1/2 ton pick-up and the neighborhood watch said they can't do anything about it.

[The Great Fumar]

Call the dead restriction office and file a formal complaint..........

[rekops]

I just checked with the deed office because we have a similiar situation. We have a neighbor that has a garage full of stuff, and apparently has set up a little woodshop as well. They have no room for their cars in the garage, and my guess is they will always leave them in the driveway. They have 2 cars in the driveway at all times. In my opinion, it really looks unsightly. The way the houses are laid out, his cars also block the view of our curbing and landscaping as you approach our home. The Director of Deed compliance stated there are no deed restrictions regarding vehicles in driveways. I am shocked at this. The Villages has so many other restrictions, this one seems like a no-brainer. I wish I had known before buying a quarter of a million dollar home.

[chacam]

I think the streets are public roads. Are there any statutes that prohibit parking in the streets. Is there a conflict between deed restrictions and statutes? My declaration of restrictions just seem to cover just the homesite, not the road. Also, the truck mentioned in my previous post is less than 3/4 ton, so nothing can be done ? ? ?

[rekops]

When I called the office, they mentioned something along the lines of "parking in the streets is not encouraged". I suspect if the vehicle is less than 3/4, it would be lawful.

[zcaveman]

We have people park their cars on the street all of the time. The local Sheriff's office has to enforce it. They made one person park in his driveway because the truck was parked too close to an intersection.

The Villages made one other person park in the driveway because the vehicle leaked oil and that was ruining the street and the homeowner was going to be forced to pay for the repaving if it got too damaged.

[F16 1UB]

I just checked with the deed office because we have a similiar situation. We have a neighbor that has a garage full of stuff, and apparently has set up a little woodshop as well. They have no room for their cars in the garage, and my guess is they will always leave them in the driveway. They have 2 cars in the driveway at all times. In my opinion, it really looks unsightly. The way the houses are laid out, his cars also block the view of our curbing and landscaping as you approach our home. The Director of Deed compliance stated there are no deed restrictions regarding vehicles in driveways. I am shocked at this. The Villages has so many other restrictions, this one seems like a no-brainer. I wish I had known before buying a quarter of a million dollar home.


Remind me not to leave my $173,000 gas guzzler in the drive. It may be unsightly and be deemed as an nuiscance. Zoom Zoom Zoom ;D

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