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jconti1233 t1_j2ngxou wrote

Reply to comment by Status_Silver_5114 in What is a parking spot really worth? by listen_youse

Biladeau is the property manager and they made it seem like they'd be doing me a favor to get us a 2nd parking spot. They were saying landlords need to provide ''sufficient'' parking for the number of tenants so we were only guaranteed 1 off-street spot, but that if we applied for a street-parking permit they would reimburse us.

The whole arrangement seemed off-the-books so i avoided it.

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_j2nhhdf wrote

There aren’t any statutes that require an apartment to have parking but maybe it’s different for commercial landlords? Or just the way they like to do things. A landlord can pay for your sticker on your behalf but they also don’t have to if it’s not in the lease.

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listen_youse OP t1_j2oanux wrote

For new construction the zoning ordinance mandates some number of parking spaces per dwelling unit depending on location and size of development. Existing units with no associated parking may continue as such. AFAIK no law addresses whether parking is to be included with rent or optional at a price.

If your lease includes a parking space you are damn well entitled to an alternative when construction or the like interrupts the usual situation.

Apparently Bilodeau thinks $100 year is worth paying to get you to think they really really have your back.

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_j2pen4l wrote

Here’s a thought. Allow on street overnight parking like any normal city. All these sticker and zoning regs just make small landlords pave over their lawns. We had three go the way of concrete this last year - which was what the sticker was supposed to fix but when you allowed the NIMbYs to opt out and never revisit the idea?

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radioflea t1_j2ozs2m wrote

If a landlord is willing to reimburse for the parking permit that isn’t off the books. It’s only $100 per year, but one less expense for the tenant.

The issue with the rentals in the city is that they never had enough parking spaces and for years this wasn’t an issue until the city was strapped and started ticketing people and requiring an overnight parking permit.

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