OK to park in front of someone's house and walk to the airport?
Apr 15, 2012, 4:36 pm
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OK to park in front of someone's house and walk to the airport?
Is it ok to park in front of someone's house and walk to the airport? It's legal, but is it right? When someone parks in front of my house, they get the evil eye and I think whether the person lives nearby.
Close to an airport, there are some homes that put obstacles in front of their house (cones or small barrels). If I am gone for only 1 day, I sometimes park for free. I usually drive a block longer so as not to torture those nearby houses, some of whom have obstacles placed on the street. If I am gone longer, I pay for parking because I don't want to torture them. If I am gone a week, I take the bus.
What is the honorable thing to do? Insist and park?
Close to an airport, there are some homes that put obstacles in front of their house (cones or small barrels). If I am gone for only 1 day, I sometimes park for free. I usually drive a block longer so as not to torture those nearby houses, some of whom have obstacles placed on the street. If I am gone longer, I pay for parking because I don't want to torture them. If I am gone a week, I take the bus.
What is the honorable thing to do? Insist and park?
Apr 15, 2012, 6:13 pm
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While it may technically be legal I think it's incredibly unfair to park your car for an extended period in front of someone else's home if you aren't doing something in that neighborhood. What if they have visitors coming later who need to park there?
It's one thing to park in front of someone's house because you're visiting their neighbor but to park in front of someone's house and then leave the neighborhood is crossing the line IMO.
It's one thing to park in front of someone's house because you're visiting their neighbor but to park in front of someone's house and then leave the neighborhood is crossing the line IMO.
Apr 15, 2012, 6:19 pm
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Maybe the more respectable thing to do is ask the homeowner if you can park in front if you will be doing that semi-frequently, and only IF they have a driveway, otherwise if you're taking up THEIR parking space, then it's not ok.
Apr 15, 2012, 6:21 pm
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it can be towed away.......
Apr 15, 2012, 6:24 pm
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If the street parking is public parking, then it's perfectly fine. People may be upset about it, but they have no claim to the street side parking in front of their house.
If it's in an area that requires resident permits or something like that that's a totally different issue.
If they don't want airport people parking in front of their house they should work with their local government to put in regulations to prevent it like people have done in other airport areas.
If it's in an area that requires resident permits or something like that that's a totally different issue.
If they don't want airport people parking in front of their house they should work with their local government to put in regulations to prevent it like people have done in other airport areas.
Apr 15, 2012, 6:48 pm
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It may be completely legal but it is somewhat inconsiderate to park in front of someone's house to save a few bucks in parking fees, or because you think that it's a safer place than the airport parking lot or for similar reasons.
If the street has restricted parking then it can be towed fairly quickly. It not, then depending on the municipality it may take several days before parking enforcement will do anything about it.
It may be possible for neighbors to get together and request the city/whatever designate their block as a restricted parking zone but this can take a very long time, especially given the current budget shortfalls in many cities.
If the street has restricted parking then it can be towed fairly quickly. It not, then depending on the municipality it may take several days before parking enforcement will do anything about it.
It may be possible for neighbors to get together and request the city/whatever designate their block as a restricted parking zone but this can take a very long time, especially given the current budget shortfalls in many cities.
Apr 15, 2012, 7:02 pm
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And I certainly wouldn't want to leave my car in a neighborhood where I was unfamiliar with such peculiarities.
Apr 15, 2012, 10:36 pm
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If the street parking is public parking, then it's perfectly fine. People may be upset about it, but they have no claim to the street side parking in front of their house.
If it's in an area that requires resident permits or something like that that's a totally different issue.
If they don't want airport people parking in front of their house they should work with their local government to put in regulations to prevent it like people have done in other airport areas.
If it's in an area that requires resident permits or something like that that's a totally different issue.
If they don't want airport people parking in front of their house they should work with their local government to put in regulations to prevent it like people have done in other airport areas.
Apr 15, 2012, 11:12 pm
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I used to live in a city where overnight street parking was prohibited, even though there weren't any signs indicating this fact. I'd caution against doing this unless you know you won't be at risk of being towed.
Apr 15, 2012, 11:25 pm
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I'd say that's really cheap and inconsiderate. 
If you're not a starving artist or student or something, which you probably aren't, if you have a car and you take the plane often enough to wonder where to best park, it's really pretty low. How about a taxi? Or ask a friend to drop you off in your own car, then park the car back at home. Or the airport shuttle?
And, not sure on this, but I imagine that if you travel for business, expenses like parking, shuttle and transport are tax deductible. OK, you still pay something for it but it still lowers your tax burden.
Since you are asking what's the honorable thing to do and you have given yourself the answer, start thinking about the other options outlined above.
Till
If you're not a starving artist or student or something, which you probably aren't, if you have a car and you take the plane often enough to wonder where to best park, it's really pretty low. How about a taxi? Or ask a friend to drop you off in your own car, then park the car back at home. Or the airport shuttle?
And, not sure on this, but I imagine that if you travel for business, expenses like parking, shuttle and transport are tax deductible. OK, you still pay something for it but it still lowers your tax burden.
Since you are asking what's the honorable thing to do and you have given yourself the answer, start thinking about the other options outlined above.
Till
Apr 16, 2012, 2:44 am
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Cheap and inconsiderate. If you're gone too long expect to be towed. People living in such areas are aggressive about reporting such vehicles.
Apr 16, 2012, 2:50 am
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It was not unusual to get calls at the PD about parking disputes when one neighbor parked in front of another neighbors house. I recall one of those disputes resulted in a murder. There was no prohibition about where one could park on the street.
Apr 16, 2012, 5:45 am
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It might be legal but it's also inconsiderate. An excellent way of getting your car vandalised or reported as abandoned.
It also makes the street more dangerous - the road my road leads on to is permenantly clogged with the cars of people who are too cheap to pay for the railway station car park, pulling out onto it is a nightmare and how no children have been hit I do not know (two schools in a very close vicinity).
And finally... how would you like it if somebody dumped their car outside YOUR house?
It also makes the street more dangerous - the road my road leads on to is permenantly clogged with the cars of people who are too cheap to pay for the railway station car park, pulling out onto it is a nightmare and how no children have been hit I do not know (two schools in a very close vicinity).
And finally... how would you like it if somebody dumped their car outside YOUR house?
Apr 16, 2012, 8:21 am
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It might be legal but it's also inconsiderate. An excellent way of getting your car vandalised or reported as abandoned.
It also makes the street more dangerous - the road my road leads on to is permenantly clogged with the cars of people who are too cheap to pay for the railway station car park, pulling out onto it is a nightmare and how no children have been hit I do not know (two schools in a very close vicinity).
And finally... how would you like it if somebody dumped their car outside YOUR house?
It also makes the street more dangerous - the road my road leads on to is permenantly clogged with the cars of people who are too cheap to pay for the railway station car park, pulling out onto it is a nightmare and how no children have been hit I do not know (two schools in a very close vicinity).
And finally... how would you like it if somebody dumped their car outside YOUR house?
because my PROPERTY does not include the STREET i have 0 claims for it and thus 0 reason to complain
if someone were to park their car in my HOUSE , that would be another matter
Apr 16, 2012, 8:25 am
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The neighborhood near MSY is pretty much zoned for crack dens, so no, I wouldn't recommend anyone, ever, do such a thing. I used to live near the airport when I was saving for my house, and my truck was only safe because it was a F100 so it blended into the ambience. Because of the noise, I think you're going to find that most neighborhoods near airports are extremely undesirable and not the kind of place you should leave your car on the street. You need to be young, alert, and fast on your feet in such neighborhoods. If you think the local crackheads haven't noticed a car that hasn't moved in a few days, think again. Odds are high that your tires and valuable metals will be gone and sold by the time you get back from your trip. Best thing to do is have a friend drop you off/pick you up from the airport. If you are utterly without friends, you can still hire a taxi. Catch a bus. Something...