What are my rights if my apartment community is changing parking rules for permits mid-lease?
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What are my rights if my apartment community is changing parking rules for permits mid-lease?
It is forcing us to have our vehicles reflect the apartment address. I own a home and rent from them, and both are in the same county and state and I don’t want to make the change. However, they won’t issue me my permit which means I can get towed. Can they enforce this mid-lease, when the address wasn’t a requirement nor is it stated in the lease agreement?
Asked on December 5, 2015 under Real Estate Law, Virginia
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Actually, if the lease doesn't prevent them from doing this, they can: landlords may make, and change, rules regarding the provision of services so long as those rules are reasonable, and it is reasonable to only issue parking permits to cars which use the apartment address, as a way of controlling the issuance of permits. While they'd have to make parking available, if that's something you get per the lease, they have the right to make rules about the administration of and processes for getting those permits, to the extent not already determined by the lease.
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