A disabled tenant has slammed her landlord for "giving away" her much-needed parking spot to a new resident.
Taking to Reddit in search of legal advice, the renter explained there are only two parking spaces for the three apartments in her block.
However, she expected to have continued use of one of the spaces due to an ongoing agreement.
"The rule has been that whoever has been living here the longest gets the parking spaces and the newest person parks on the street," the tenant claimed.
Unfortunately, the landlord now wants to change this arrangement, contrary to a previous verbal agreement.
"To make the vacant apartment more appealing, my landlord took my parking spot and is giving it to the new person (who moves in next month). He said he already wrote it into their contract, and all we had was a verbal agreement saying I would keep the spot so I don't have a leg to stand on," the post's author outlined.
As such, she was keen to learn if there's any way she could keep the space. "I am also disabled and can't walk far to park my car on the street. Does anyone have a good argument for my landlord or know of a law he might be breaking by doing this?" she asked. "I have been here for six years and he is stealing my spot for the new person when I literally use crutches to walk."
In response, one commenter wrote: "Do you have a disabled license tag/hang tag? If not, I recommend you get one to start. Then, request that your apartment complex have designated disabled parking spots marked with a sign."
Another suggested: "Even if you contact your city government, they will come and create a handicapped parking spot on the street if you need accommodation."
But the tenant worried: "I think if they painted a spot in front on the street other people will park in it though. It's a crowded area and there's other disabled people."
Someone else pointed out: "The city I used to live in had numbered disabled spots. You then receive a number on your handicap tag. Only the person with the matching disabled tag can park in the numbered disabled spot."
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