People Taking Handicap Parking?

[Ally]

I have severe asthma and I have a handicap tag permit. (I cant walk very far without running out of breath). Problem is, I live in an apartment complex and people with no permit are always taking up the handicap spot closest to my apartment. One woman always parks there and leaves it there for the weekend. When I do get to park there, some people park in the stripped area and I have already found dings on my cars.

I have talked to the landlord about this but they said they cant "play parking police". We have a peace officer and I have talked to him about it but I have caught him parking there a few times as well.

What can I do?? Help!!
dings on my car* not carS
I have called the cops, when I first moved in I had problems with another woman (who already moved always parking there). One night, I had to carry groceries in and I had to park far from my apartment. I almost passed out because it felt like I was choking. Luckily, someone saw me struggling and helped me.. sad thing is the woman walked right by us.. got something from her car (that was illegally parked) and went back into her apartment. I called the cops and they left a ticket but she continued to park there

[S.]

Call the Police Next time you see a person parked there without the proper permits.

[Cow Dog]

my advice to you is call your the police ( non- emergence) and explain to them whats happening. then secondly you should post a note explain your medical problem and why its important that you need that handicap parking spot and post it on the window of the cars that have no permit ( do it in a professional and respectful manner)... hopefully i help.

[Goldfly252000]

Sounds like a landlord that doesn't really care so the police don't really care. I live in an apartment complex and there are signs in the buildings that anyone parking in the handicap spots without tags will be towed by the city. Now if the OWNER of the property doesn't care the cops aren't as likely to do something.

[Tim]

Document....document...document!!!!!!!!!!!! Pictures and videos work wonders and are PROOF someone's breaking the law. A handicapped sticker MUST be displayed if someone parks in a handicapped parking lot. I'd post it on Facebook and even get the person's face in the video!! YouTube works great too!! Since it's private property the Mgt. SHOULD make an effort to talk to the offenders. I worked at apt. complexes and we slid notices under the tennants doors who broke the apt. law. Look on your lease for the RULES.....and the folks who run the place should warn tenants and we could even TOW them if they parked illegally. I'd go as high as I could as there's always someone higher then the people running that apt. complex. They might act real fast if a NEWS CREW from your local TV station came down and did a story on the abuse....ya think??? Did I give you enough ideas?? And the next time you see a Peace Officer there take a picture and drive right down to where he works and REPORT HIM!!! He won't do it again....guaranteed!!! Good luck!

[Barry]

The police should enforce it. Call them every time. They should ticket every time. Nobody will continue to park there after they figure out they get ticketed every time.

If the landlord needs to do something to help make this enforceable such as posting a warning sign, contact the ADA enforcement agency in your area. They will make the landlord comply with any and all relevant requirements for handicapped access.

[Mel]

The police can't do a whole lot about it because it is on private property it should be up to the landlord, (That doesn't care), Go over the land lord's head and try to track down the owner, Use pictures (Like another poster suggested). The land lord should have at least made an effort to post flyers on tenants doors advising them of the rules.