7A - Testing the Hypothesis Part 1

7A -  Testing the Hypothesis Part 1

 Homeowners Parking permission in a HOA Managed community

Opportunity:

Residents living in Home Owners Association managed communities find it challenging to find parking solutions when hosting social gatherings due to parking restrictions strictly enforced by the Association.

·         The who: Residence

·         The what: lack of parking for guest

·         The why: Policies says the vehicles are only supposed to be parked in the drive way.

Testing the who: Not just residents have this need. This opportunity extends to guest, neighbors, and professionals providing services that require access to the curb. Anyone that must enter and exit the community.

Testing the what: Not all residence has this problem. This can cause problem for residence, service members, and construction workers entering the neighborhood

Testing the why: Fines can be issued leading to a lean on the home for violating the parking restriction. People are limited on their guest for gathering because nowhere to park.

Interview #1

·         21-year-old male resident that rents a home in the community.  I asked the interviewee how he felt about the parking restrictions in the neighborhood. He stated that it is impossible to have parties or gatherings because there is limited parking and one cannot park in to the street.

Interview #2

·         I asked a representative of the Home Owner Association why they feel the need to regulate on parking for residence in the community. Her response was: Regulations regarding parking eliminates issues for commercial vehicles, other residence, and service vehicles that need to pass through. It also helps maintain the beauty of the neighborhood. No one wants to see a bunch of cars on the side of the road looking like a parking lot.

Interview #3

·         45-Year-old Veteran living within the community states, “I hate the fact that HOA monitors the parking, because it limits the number of visitors for gatherings or functions.”

Interview #4

·         I asked the UPS driver how he felt about people parking in the road in Residential Area. His response was that he hates to have to maneuver around cars parked in the road. It makes it difficult to drive the big truck through the neighborhood. He also states that the driveway is designed for parked cars and the road is for incoming and outgoing traffic.

Interview #5

·         My Neighbor said that she doesn’t like the parking restriction because her driveway is not big. It only fits like 4 cars in the drive comfortably and if she wants to host thanksgiving, or bible study, she doesn’t have enough space for parking. She thinks that she pays her dues and bills and should be able to have as many company as she wants if they are not causing a ruckus in the neighborhood.

 

Summary:

I felt in the beginning that there shouldn’t be a restriction on where one parked whether in the driveway or in the road if they weren’t blocking another residence driveway. After conducting the interviews, I understand that parking in the street can cause issues for other vehicles that need to enter and exit the community. But I also feel that if it is temporary parking than it shouldn’t be a problem or a fine.