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Semi-detached: How a shared parking space can lead to extreme vexation
The day Bob (not his real name) moved into his East York semi-detached, his new neighbour was `not friendly` about the parking situation, he says. The home`s previous owner was an elderly woman without a car, and the neighbour had had full use of the shared laneway for years. Now, she found herself forced into an uneasy driveway truce.
The new neighbours struck a joint-custody agreement; one month in the spot, the next month on the street. Immediately, says Bob, the neighbour`s violations began to mount. She would leave her Japanese compact in the spot long into her off-month. If she had a contractor coming, Bob would be woken at 7:30 a.m. by a knock at the door demanding he move his car. Often, during their month Bob`s family would come home `to find some random person parked there unannounced.`
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The day Bob (not his real name) moved into his East York semi-detached, his new neighbour was `not friendly` about the parking situation, he says. The home`s previous owner was an elderly woman without a car, and the neighbour had had full use of the shared laneway for years. Now, she found herself forced into an uneasy driveway truce.
The new neighbours struck a joint-custody agreement; one month in the spot, the next month on the street. Immediately, says Bob, the neighbour`s violations began to mount. She would leave her Japanese compact in the spot long into her off-month. If she had a contractor coming, Bob would be woken at 7:30 a.m. by a knock at the door demanding he move his car. Often, during their month Bob`s family would come home `to find some random person parked there unannounced.`
Read the full article here.