Parking in a Condo Complex

Keep in mind that I am referring to a condo complex with common areas. In those areas, we have garages that are owned by owners of the condo units... We have carports that are owned by condo unit owners... and we have a number of OPEN spaces for parking that are unnumbered but are for resident owners or tenants or visitors of either... that is a place for them to park.

The problem is that individuals park their vehicles there for months at a time... some are covered and some not. Do those vehicles belong to the owners who might be winter birds who come here once every 4-6 months... are they the second or third vehicle of a tenant who is living there? We could end up with a vehicle being there forever. Unfortunatesly, the police here are worthless and will NOT aid in any way to let us know to whom the vehicle(s) belong.

With this type of scenario, what is the procedure to get the vehicles out and/or to find out who they belong to. We have nothing in the CC&Rs that would aid us in solving this problem... We could have the vehicle(s) towed but what if the owner is away in New York and did not plan to return to his/her unit until March?

Thanks Tim. Unfotunately, it would be very difficult to implement a visitor pass(es)in view that the turn over is so great. Thus, we are left with
vehicles in the "free" zone parking. Passes would be nice but we have NO ONE to control such a thing and that job would be horrendous requiring probably
a paid position. Owners have renters come in and out in a week or so or less. We have even had condo units adjoining leaving their vehicles in our area
because it is easier to park their vehicle on OUR side because their condo unit in the adjoining complex is farther away from THEIR parking space. In essence, we
just have to wait and wait

Alex

if you don't have any rules for how many cars can be parked, where they can park, how long they can be parked there, etc. then what are you trying to do?

I would make this suggestion, either you do as Tim said and have parking passes or something similar. If you don't want to go to that extreme then pass a rule saying that all owners must register their vehicles with the management company or the board, any unregistered vehicles are subject to towing after 48 hours.

Why would the police help you, it takes time on there part to run plates and if it isn't related to a crime or criminal threat then it isn't in their scope of work.