He Agreed To Let His New Neighbor Use His Parking Space While His Neighbor’s Wife Was Pregnant, But Now He Wants It Back
This man currently lives in a condo in which every single resident has their own designated parking spot. However, a new neighbor named Mark moved in, and about three months ago, Mark approached him about his spot.
Apparently, his neighbor asked to use his parking spot since, at the time, he mainly commuted to work by bike and barely used his car.
He learned that Mike’s wife was actually pregnant and expecting to deliver the baby any day, too. So, Mike claimed he needed an extra parking spot for his family to visit after the baby was born.
“And wanting to be helpful and understanding of the situation, I agreed under the condition that it would be a temporary agreement,” he recalled.
Well, after that, his neighbor was really grateful, and the arrangement went very smoothly at first. It’s now been a whole three months since his neighbor’s baby was born, though, and he still hasn’t gotten his parking spot back.
According to him, Mike has not received nearly as many visits from family recently compared to when the baby was born. Yet, his neighbor still uses his parking space, and it’s starting to annoy him.
Just last week, for instance, he needed to use his car for a trip over the weekend and had to ask Mike to move his car.
“It was mildly inconvenient,” he said, “But Mike complied.”
More recently, he also learned that he would be switching to a hybrid model at work. So, he will need to use his car to commute much more often.
Vasyl – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
That’s why he wound up ripping the bandaid off and finally telling Mike that he needed his parking spot back for good. But rather than understanding that, his neighbor just seemed upset.
“Mike argued that his wife still sometimes finds it difficult to walk from the farther lot while carrying the baby and their daily necessities, especially now with the harsh winter weather,” he explained.
Still, while he is sympathetic to that, he also believes that it’s time to take back the spot– which is rightfully his.
Plus, he thinks that Mike has had plenty of time to figure out a solution for his wife and child after getting to use an extra space for three whole months.
Nonetheless, with his neighbor now upset, he’s not sure if refusing to let Mike use the parking space anymore was really a jerky move.
Do you think allowing his neighbor to use his parking spot for three months was generous enough? Is he entitled to take it back now? What would you do?
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