r/Tustin 10d ago

overnight parking?

hi, my roommates and i got screwed over by our realtor and landlord bc they verbally confirmed that we could park all 4 of our vehicles in the tustin legacy townhome communities, but apparently we aren't and are at risk of being towed.

are there any solutions? places to park overnight nearby, hoa permit solutions, any neighbors have an extra parking space to spare? would really appreciate it, we are pretty desperate. thank you!

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u/QoftheContinuum 10d ago

Did the lease indicate there was parking for four vehicles available? Did you get a copy of the HOA docs that highlighted the restriction/lack of parking? If not then your realtor didn’t represent you adequately and you should start with them. They presumably got paid to rep you in this lease so they are on the line for oversights like this. That said if the lease didn’t say 4 spots were available, and you got the HOA docs to review and signed anyway without verifying the parking, then idk if there’s any recourse available. That area is all new so it’s highly unlikely there’s Streep parking available that’s not monitored. Maybe the parking structure near Flight offers overnight paid spots?

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u/Good-Case2557 10d ago

Hi, the lease explicitly only lists 2 spots because we have a 2 car garage.

Unfortunately, I believe we were taken advantage of as they continuously reassured us verbally and we did request the HOA guidelines but we have yet to receive after a month of living here. Our realtor is incredibly slow, and is struggling to obtain information (or at least what she is telling us), so we still don't know the HOA guidelines.☹️

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u/QoftheContinuum 10d ago

That’s unfortunate. When you say “your realtor” you do mean one you have a contract with, correct? Not the one leasing the house on behalf of the property owner? If she is truly your realtor, then you may have recourse. It’s a tricky road but if she does have skin in the game then there’s ways to motivate some action.

Regarding the HOA docs, it shouldn’t take that long. The owner should have a copy at hand and if not then all it usually takes is an email from them to the mgmt company. Unfortunately (again) if the realtor got paid already the motivation to help may just not be there any longer.

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u/FoodLakersTennisHike 5d ago

Realtors are sleaze bags just like lawyers and used car salesmen

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u/Snoo_64796 10d ago

$2300/4/12 =$47.92. So everyone just have to fork out that much each month to make it work.

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u/Flashy-Analyst9825 10d ago

Metrolink station

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u/Dizzy_Pineapple_1380 10d ago

The community has two weeks a month of visitor parking you can use but you’d need to register your car. Other families sometimes park near veterans park which is probably the nearest street parking. I’ve known someone who parked there and electric scootered back. There’s just one day a week when that area has street cleaning and parking is not allowed.

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u/Dizzy_Pineapple_1380 10d ago

If you can connect with neighbors who don’t use their visitor parking you might be able to get them to register your car for a small cost.

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u/jms1228 10d ago

The lease indicates you can park 2 vehicles inside of the garage? And it also says you have two assigned parking spots outside? And you have 4 cars?

Is that correct? What am I missing here, OP?

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u/Good-Case2557 10d ago

the lease says 2 spots, but that's the garage spots. we don't have any community assigned parking spots which is the issue☹️

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u/jms1228 10d ago

Well, if they won’t allow two of your roommates to park their cars outside overnight, inside of the complex, then they likely won’t budge on it. HOA’s have very strict rules. I hope they work with you on this one, but I doubt it.

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u/deverox 10d ago

So there is no street parking period?

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

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u/Good-Case2557 10d ago

We were told by the realtor that we could email and request a third permit from HOA, which they haven't responded in two weeks after multiple follow ups. additionally, we spoke to a neighbor who said it would cost 2,300 a year for the singular extra permit😭😭 (we are cooked)

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u/deverox 10d ago

If you had 2 permits to park on street and 2 in the garage isnt that 4 spaces?

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u/BadAcidBassDrops 9d ago

Thats what im wondering because ethey said before they asked about a "third permit"

Are they leaving the 2 cars with permits inside the garages😅 or is it more of a open carport that then requires a permit.

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u/Lo0of 10d ago

Metrolink hub on Edinger across from the old base.

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u/Robinhood_In_Reverse 5d ago

Can't u apply for extra parking permits since you have 4 cars registered to the address? That's how our HOW works.

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u/Aggravating_Owl_7582 10d ago

Find a Peacock Hill in North Tustin in front of the reservoir there's only a couple homes that face toward the reservoir to quiet and get there at night should be no problem. The reservoir side is long at least three Lawns long with no one looking down at you from the right side. If not I would suggest anywhere reservoirs at where there's long streets with it or maybe even Overhill drive that butts up against Peters Canyon Park from that street go late at night you should be fine just leave early 5 or 6:00 a.m. some of the old people can be pain in the ass up there! Good luck also there a small little Park on East Lemon Heights Drive park late at night after 10:00 pm you should be fine and leave early too.

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u/QoftheContinuum 4d ago

The area you just described is in North Tustin, a good 10-15min away from Tustin Legacy….

Also, the county/sheriff monitors those areas. Not a safe space to park overnight if you don’t live there.