Advice on bike needed

[sze5003]

So today I get a call from my manager at the apartment complex saying that I need to move my bike off the premises since its not running.

Now I've been here 2 years and I've had a bike since. When I moved in I asked if I am allowed to have a motorcycle there. They said yes as long as I don't park it in the spaces close to the apartment door entrances of each unit.

They tell me that the lease says you can't store non operable vehicles in the parking spaces. There's a guy here who's had a car that has not been running for a while too. He also has to move.

I'm just upset and don't know what to do, mainly because we just had a winter storm the past week, an ice storm last night, nothing was said to me before, so someone must be telling the office a bunch of crap.

Not to mention they give me until friday to move it while there is still ice and snow on the ground. I don't have friends with trucks and the battery has been dead for some time.

Have you guys been asked to do this? It's mainly because they seem not to have enough spaces all of a sudden, and there are a lot of old people that stay home all day and complain. I work during the week and by the time I get home, it's dark and if there is no place to park my car, I go park on the side of the street.

I've never been late with rent, never bothered anyone. Just seems kind of annoying, I mean someone like a neighbor could have asked me or told me instead of complaining to the owner of the buildings. I'm afraid I will get evicted if I don't move it in time.

 

[roguerower]

If it's in the lease, you're screwed unless you've got some written documentation proving they said you could keep it. That's actually a pretty standard item in any apartment lease.

 

[sze5003]

The lease states no working on cars in the lot, and no abandoned cars. We don't have assigned spots. At one point I would park it in the same spot as the car. Went to work one day and came back to find the bike on the ground laying down. I never complained to the office.

Someone told them it's been parked there for a year which is erronious on all accounts as when the weather permits I take it out and bring it back.

I guess I was singled out as one day in December I went to take it for a ride, started up and then a few seconds later I noticed lights were dimming meaning my battery was going bad. It stalled out and I confirmed the battery was dead.

So I removed the battery and left it there. When I signed the lease I specifically told them I have a bike and a car and asked if it was ok with them that I park both there. I was told yes as long as I don't park in the senior citizen spots which are closer to the doors.

I've always parked it far away enough. I guess the older people complained because lately others from across the street have been coming to park in our lot. Not sure why its such a problem. They wouldn't even work with me on the time frame to move it. They want it out Friday and I work every day except weekends. Snow is expected this weekend so my only option is to have it towed to someone's house until I can get a battery.

Tomorrow I'll try to find a battery I don't need to charge if possible and maybe take it to my gf's house. I just dont see why all of a sudden I'm supposed to stop everything and find a way to move the bike immediately.

There are people living here with cars that have not left their spots for months.

 

[olds]

Get it running.
/problem

 

[sze5003]

Get it running.
/problem

Even if it's running I think they changed their mind and dont want it here all of a sudden. I'm going to order a ytx12bs battery from Amazon and see if I can ride it out of here. Last year I got one from chrome battery on eBay for the 250 ninja and it held charge all through the winter.

Unless I go to Wal-Mart tomorrow and buy one but then it will need charged but I guess I have no other options. Someone is suppose to help me tow it Saturday assuming they are available but who knows. I'm just trying to have a back up plan.

 

[olds]

Even if it's running I think they changed their mind and dont want it here all of a sudden. I'm going to order a ytx12bs battery from Amazon and see if I can ride it out of here. Last year I got one from chrome battery on eBay for the 250 ninja and it held charge all through the winter.


Unless I go to Wal-Mart tomorrow and buy one but then it will need charged but I guess I have no other options. Someone is suppose to help me tow it Saturday assuming they are available but who knows. I'm just trying to have a back up plan.

So what if they don't want it. Sounds like if it's running they don't have a choice.

 

[sze5003]

Well the letter they sent me today says they won't allow vehicles that aren't being used during the winter. Mind you there are senior citizens here with cars that don't move for months on end.

The lease says no working on cars in the lot, and no abandoned vehicles. It never states a vehicle can't be parked in one spot for x amount of days.

My one year lease ended and I'm month to month for a while now. If they changed their leases I was never notified or asked to sign anything new.

I think it's just the older people that are home all day complained about other people taking up parking, because somehow there aren't enough spots.

Which shouldn't be my fault. And when I was on the phone I told them that they said I could have a bike here and then she was like no I would have looked over your lease because it's not allowed. But clearly I just read the lease and it said no abandoned cars, included nothing about cars or vehicles not used during winter.

 

[jaedaliu]

Work with your landlord. Because you're month to month, if you're being too difficult, it may be easier to just toss you out.

I'd bring the lease with you when you talk to them. I imagine the real problem is the snow plow and getting the bike out of the way for plowing. (or like you said, lack of parking spots)

As for charging the (new) battery, it should come charged from Walmart. But at worse, take it to autozone/kragen/pepboys and they'll charge and test it for you. (probably start with your old battery. I don't know about bikes, but in a car, lights dimming and the car dieing is typically more of a sign of alternator failure than battery failure.)

 

[sze5003]

Work with your landlord. Because you're month to month, if you're being too difficult, it may be easier to just toss you out.

I'd bring the lease with you when you talk to them. I imagine the real problem is the snow plow and getting the bike out of the way for plowing. (or like you said, lack of parking spots)

As for charging the (new) battery, it should come charged from Walmart. But at worse, take it to autozone/kragen/pepboys and they'll charge and test it for you. (probably start with your old battery. I don't know about bikes, but in a car, lights dimming and the car dieing is typically more of a sign of alternator failure than battery failure.)

The other tenants they had here could not pay their rent. I've never been late with payment. If they want to find reasons to throw me out that's fine they can just ask me to leave.

I told them I would move the bike as soon as I can, but they kept pushing to have it out tomorrow, so it's not that I have to work with them, they need to work with me. This week and the past, there have been plenty of spots lately.

It's just unreasonable to do this in the middle of winter. There's no need for them to force a date on me being 2 days, if they suddenly decided my motorcycle has been a problem.

I could be difficult and say no I won't move it now but I agreed to comply with them. The least they could do is trust that I'll get it out of there when the weather clears up.

 

[monkeydelmagico]

put a plate on it. problem solved

 

[sze5003]

put a plate on it. problem solved

Huh? I've been riding it all year except for now because of snow. It's obviously registered and insured.

 

[Railgun]

Well the letter they sent me today says they won't allow vehicles that aren't being used during the winter.

Unless there's a clause in your contract that states parking rules change at any time with written notice, they can pound sand.

In addition, they would need to define a non-working vehicle. Stationary for the winter is a hard thing for them to move on. Get the battery working...take it out every couple of weeks to charge.

Else, they try to tow it, that's a lawsuit in the making for grand theft.

 

[MiataNC]

If your apartment is on the ground floor, park it inside your place (or on the patio if you have one).

 

[monkeydelmagico]

Huh? I've been riding it all year except for now because of snow. It's obviously registered and insured.

It's a legal vehicle and they want it gone? No clause on max vehicles? You live in one sucky apt complex and/or you really pissed someone off.

 

[sze5003]

It's a legal vehicle and they want it gone? No clause on max vehicles? You live in one sucky apt complex and/or you really pissed someone off.

There is no max amount of vehicles. I asked when I moved in if a bike was allowed. They said yes. The lease says no working on cars in the lot and no abandoned cars in the lot.

Problem has been people parking on the side of the lot because there are no spaces any more. There are also no assigned spaces. People from different areas would come and park.

It's mostly senior citizens though and I think what happened is they just complained too much. Since I'm no longer in a lease, they figure it will be simple. But most people living there are no longer on lease either.

A guy who had an old sports car that he rarely drove, had to move too. Which if it was a car it would be easier to move..all he had to do is get in and drive through the snow.

 

[BoberFett]

Is this outdoor parking? Underground? Do you have an assigned space? Just park it at the front of your space.

 

[NutBucket]

Man, you people don't read. Outdoor parking, no assigned spaces. In fact he even stated he parks in the same space as his car.

 

[Vdubchaos]

Look at the bright side, they are doing you a favor and preventing you from future harm.

Embrace it!

:biggrin:

 

[sze5003]

Look at the bright side, they are doing you a favor and preventing you from future harm.

Embrace it!

:biggrin:

Yea I know but thats what getting married and having kids will do one day. I love my bike and I only ride it in spring and summer, always geared up head to toe , always ride like a noob being as careful as one can be, but I know what you mean. If I can't keep it here I'll have to sell it as I won't be able to keep it at my gf's house longer than spring or summer either.

 

[Zargon]

get a battery, show them it runs, and then ask for WRITTEN communications on why you have to move it, and ask for them to show where in the lease you cant have it.

all written/email.

 

[sze5003]

Got a battery tender last night. Hooked up the old battery. Woke up and went to work and its still charging.

They want it moved because they ran out of spaces and are saying that with all the snow we have been getting they don't want to loose another parking spot.

God its going to suck trying to ride it out of there to my gf's house in below freezing temperatures.

There is a guy who had a sports car that was staying parked for a long time too. He owns a towing company and he also had to move his car.

 

[LTC8K6]

Got a battery tender last night. Hooked up the old battery. Woke up and went to work and its still charging.

They want it moved because they ran out of spaces and are saying that with all the snow we have been getting they don't want to loose another parking spot.

God its going to suck trying to ride it out of there to my gf's house in below freezing temperatures.

There is a guy who had a sports car that was staying parked for a long time too. He owns a towing company and he also had to move his car.

I don't think they can change their mind like that without you signing a new lease. Get it running and tell them you ride it once a week and that meets the lease requirements that you signed.

Or, if you don't want to make waves, just move it.

 

[z1ggy]

If the roads are fine (no snow, ice) ride it to your g/fs house. Oh wait, since it's operable now, looks like you can keep it there.

I feel like all you'd have to do is prove you are riding it.. then they can't force you to move it. It's registered & insured, so it's legally able to be riden on public roads.

Also is there a chance you could park it sideways in a parking spot, then pull your car in that same spot? Your rear end might stick out a bit, but you won't be taking up additional space.

 

[sze5003]

If the roads are fine (no snow, ice) ride it to your g/fs house. Oh wait, since it's operable now, looks like you can keep it there.

I feel like all you'd have to do is prove you are riding it.. then they can't force you to move it. It's registered & insured, so it's legally able to be riden on public roads.

Also is there a chance you could park it sideways in a parking spot, then pull your car in that same spot? Your rear end might stick out a bit, but you won't be taking up additional space.

I used to park like you mention here. But we don't have assigned spaces. Came home one day found the bike knocked over.

Yea proof of it being ridden is what they want I suppose. What about the old people that have cars which have not left for months? They seriously never leave their spots. I guess that's ok.

I left the battery charging at home. I'm going to hope it's charged when I get home so I can install it and ride it away. It's cold as shit too but I wear full gear anyway. I just hope my tires haven't gone flat.

 

[z1ggy]

I used to park like you mention here. But we don't have assigned spaces. Came home one day found the bike knocked over.

Yea proof of it being ridden is what they want I suppose. What about the old people that have cars which have not left for months? They seriously never leave their spots. I guess that's ok.

I left the battery charging at home. I'm going to hope it's charged when I get home so I can install it and ride it away. It's cold as shit too but I wear full gear anyway. I just hope my tires haven't gone flat.

I think your apartment complex is stupid, really. Why does it even have to be ridden? It has the ability to be driven, so given a situation, you could go ride it. Who cares if you actually do.. I don't get their logic.

Ask the manager what it'll take for you to be allowed to keep it parked there. Not sure if h'es pestering the crap out of you, or if you need to toss the word "sue" around, because this seems somewhat unreasonable.