Parking in New Jersey Condo
 

so ... today was a very unusual day to say the least. I recently moved up to NJ last week from SC for work and the company is paying for everything. The condo that they rented for me wasn't ready so they put me up in an extended stay hotel for a week (which sucks). So the point of this story ... I woke up at my new condo this morning got ready for work and left at 5 am. As walking to my truck i saw a notice that stated it was illegal to park "pickup" trucks at the complex on my windshield ... because they were trashy????? I just drove 11 hours 650 miles ... and i have no where to park my truck. The Home Owners Association president gave me the only advice he knew of and that was to sell my truck.

Does anyone else find this absolutely crazy?? Because I do ... :coffee:

Vehicular discrimination-I'd call the ACLU !!!
Seriously I wouldn't put up with it, if it wasn't disclosed when you got the place then I'd fight them. It's a legal vehicle, I think Hummers with bling-bling wheels are trashy---Guess that is why they make chocolate AND vanilla!!!

ive heard of stuff like that before and id fight the hell out of it or move to a different place frankly. from you sig i see you have a kr which you can show them the kbb value or sticker if you have one to show that it is in now way trashy.

keep us updated i really want to see how this plays out if you decide to fight it

where in the hel in jersey
where im from in jersey aint like that at all
i would fight that im beetin theres a whole bunch of vehicles that could be called "trashy" lookin and urs aint one of them

My buddy used to live down here in Boca and the complex he lived in also had a no pickup rule. He drove a small stock ranger. (smaller then most cars). The association let him park almost a mile from where he lived in a community lot thing. Its ridiculous.

Never saw a "no truck" rule. At least not for a pick-up. Most of them are nicer than cars!

yea this was deff. a crazy few days ... but i think i have it resolved now. I'm going to appear in front of the board for the Home Owners Association this coming Tuesday. I didn't wanna make the point on here but as some of you have already stated ... How the hell is my truck trashing up the neighborhood and the '88 all primer honda is fine???? I don't see how this is any different than being sexiest or raciest or any of that lol. but hopefully everything will work out. I wish I had a scanner so I could post the lease for this place because there are more crazy things than just no pickup trucks. You must have your flashers on when unpacking and packing your "car" even when parked in a parking spot ... this is way more than a southern boy can handle. haha

Btw this condo is in the town of Mount Laurel.

This is what happens when you give people with no clue any kind of power!!
Go gett'em on Tue and resist the urge to play whack-a-mole!!! ha ha ha!
Good luck and let us know how it went.

One member on here - Screw-me-05 - had that same issue. he put a top on the bed so now its an "Suv" and he was able to park. :lol:

Just an idea...

I've been to North Carolina before and if its anything like SC, be prepared for a change. Everything is so much faster, people are more rude and can not drive.

Enjoy beautiful NJ lol

mt laurel im there all the time
where at
im bettin if they see you truck theyll be ok with it. It not like you have a ridiculous lift ot super loud exhaust.
and if they dont like it what the rule in parking in the grass?

well guys got bad news today ... The HOA is not going to allow me to park my truck for any reason at all. Since my company has already signed a lease for a year they are not willing to give me any more money towards housing. Looks like my only option left is to park at a gas station up the road and walk home everyday ... which will really suck ... I called the HOA today and asked for a detailed listing of what can't be parked in the lot (thinking i could play with the wording) and maybe add a bed cover, but they don't have any detailed paperwork, just a lease that says no pickup. But my question what really makes a pick up ... a "pick up". I know in chevy the SUV and 1500 share a frame so the only true difference is the pick up has a open bed right? i know many large 3/4 ton SUV are registered as trucks, so would it be worth it to raise hell at the HOA and tell them if I can't park neither can the larger SUV?

Or the Hummers or Escalades Or El Camino or Bronco with the top off or....
Sounds like somebody has some splanning to do Lucy!

That is the lamest thing I have ever heard! EVER!!

Thanks ray, It's true i live in a condo and had the same issues with the "NO PICK UPS OR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES" at any time or will be towed at owners expense. So when i moved in 8 years ago i didn't have a truck but a small car and after hurricane Wilma destroyed that car i went and got the truck not remembering what i signed and had stickers put on my truck for warnings of being towed and had a meeting with "THE BOARD" and they said that there were no rules against SUV's so rather then buying a new vehicle i bought a $1200 cap and they agreed to it and was happily ever after till i sold the truck a couple of weeks ago and don't have to worry about it ever again till i buy another truck with cap again.
2 weeks old sticker on it.http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...Picture307.jpg
Cap on. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...Picture434.jpg
New ride. and they still break my balls about backing in but there are no rules against it.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...Picture438.jpg

buy a 1982 pos that has 3 different color primers. smash the fenders with a sledge hammer and put duct tape on the lights. also make sure you drill a few holes in the muffler so you have some "leaks". oh and it has to be an oil burner because it needs to make a lot of smoke on initial startup. "oh im sorry mr hoa there's no rules against my s--tbox car". use this to drive back and forth to your truck to make a point to them. i bet theyd be begging you to drove your truck there then with all the complaints they could get from homeowners seeing and smelling that thing lol.

Thats the way! Look into those older diesel cars. I know a person with an old vw bug that makes more diesel smoke than a few of the powerstrokes.
Also, loosen some of the bolts on the exhaust to get that pleasant little buzzing noise. :devil:

Well looks like im not going to be able to get my truck parked into the parking lot. They say my fines are starting tomorrow and i'm not going to pay $25 a day for parking. I wish i had a better solution, but i know im not going to get rid of it. I think that i'm going to take some of your solutions and find the biggest piece of **** i can and park it in the lot.

Nice rig you got there Neil.

When i first saw this thread , I immediately thought of your "SUV" :lol:

i would definately do this.

have you talked to the your company that found you the place yet?

well i did some looking on craigslist up here and found my "SUV" its a 1988 ford bronco and i'm pretty sure this thing will count as a "SUV" but i talked to the going to pick up up friday and its only 900. He said it runs great and i hope he is telling the truth. But its got some bondo on it and looks a little on the ruff side, but its a ford so you got to love it. I'm thinking the first thing im gonna do is cut the muffler off and make some noise in the hood. I think this will prove my point and there isn't **** they can say about it. I love how this situation is turning out haha. heres the ad for the SUV http://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/1783882090.html

Hahaha. nice. Go ahead and stop by lowes or home depot and get some spray paint on the way back to the condo complex. maybe write suv on the side? or just paint the panels different colors.

haha i love it ... this couldn't have played out any better ... @jpf150 I think a nice multicolor paint job would be great ... i even have some money saved up that i might give her a good ol' southern camo paint job haha
*you can take me out the country ... but you can't take the country out of me"

I hope these guys **** their pants when they see it haha. I do like the camo paint job idea. Heck, stick one of those long cb antennas with the balls on them, some truck balls, and train horns. haha the list just keeps going on and on...

That will only work if there are some other SUVs there though. If you will be the only one with an SUV then they might enact a "new" rule...but you would still be able to argue a grandfather clause.

Looks like you might be able to prove a point and get a second good off road vehicle out of it. :rocker:

Just looked at the add. Very sexy, you will be too busy wiping their drool off to get anything done at home! :lol:

ahah ... i can't get over this find ... it was ment to be ... but yea there are plenty of SUV in the parking lot ...but this will be by far the worst one and every car here is like 2003 or newer so ill have everyone beat by a decade haha gotta love it ... they are gonna try to get this one banned somehow but all the lesae states is "No Pickup Trucks" written just like that sooooo ... i don't think there is anyway they can get around that one haha ...

They sure cant get out of it unless there is other small print, but you said there isnt, so you should be good to go. Best of luck to you, if I was close to you I would offer my assistance on making it a "country" truck. ahaha

Just hope they dont make a new rule about age. I've seen RV parks where the RV cannot be older than 10 years. But like I said in the last post. You'll be "grandfathered" in. I'm playing devil's advocate so you can be better prepared. I know (from experience) that they will try to get rid of you somehow. :beers:

...also look up the state law for exhaust decibles. Get it as close as you can to the code, ESPECIALLY if you leave early in the morning. :devil:

And your right, it was meant to be. lol

@Longshot270 thanks man i know they will try everything they can... they have already complained about my truck and it actually has a muffler on it ... this thing is gonna be annoying as hell (for everyone else) ... and yea i leave really early like 5 in the am for work soooo.... everyone is going to hear me ... i think i saw from the picture that this bad boy is 4X4 so thats a plus ... but dought if it works ... i just asked the guy if i could drive it home and he said he drove it without any problems and pulled his 23' boat on the weekends so i'm guessing everything is good to go.

You can also look up the wire color for the "run" wire in the steering harness and put a push button switch that is connected to the ground. Then in the morning you can have "trouble" and need to romp on it just by giving that button a few taps. :devil: Thats how you kill one of the motorcycles I have, just ground out that wire.

At the moment I can't think of anything else they could throw at you. Just make sure it can pass inspection and is within the local laws. If it is then they have to just put up with it or give you special permission.

Please let us know what happens. I am looking forward to hearing about this one!

Pics please!!! ha ha ha!

Go get "em boy !!!!!!!!!

ill be going to get the bronco on saturday so ill be sure to put pictures up then. the home owners association is going to flip but there isn't anything they can say about it because it is a SUV

wow this is just gettin bad haha but i like it
like i said im down in mt laurel and there are planty of pick ups
i like the bronco idea i think a 5 or 6 foot flag off the back of the truck while your at it

Make sure to put lots of stickers on the side windows too.

i think some dixie horns are in order :lol:

HOW YA'ALL LIKE MY PICKUP NOW BEEYOCHES!!!! :rocker:

^its an SUV :lol:

so got a e-mail tonight from the Home Owners Association ... they want me to find another SUV... I said show me in my contract where I can't park this thing here ... he said we don't have a law against it ... i said well i guess you gonna have this thing parked in front of my house for the next 6 months and there isn't **** you can do .. haha ... I am cutting the muffler off on saturday when i get the title signed over ... I called the NJ inspection shop and they said that since i'm putting SC plates on it i don't have to have it inspected ... so as long as its legal in SC its legal here ... ahhh lol ... they called me a rebel and i said not just conforming to your rules ... I give it 2 weeks and they are going to ask me to bring my truck back and they will "Grandfather" it in ... I will simply tell them that i'm sorry i do not break the rules and you don't allow trucks ... haha I'm loving every minute of this

ahahahahahahahah very nice. what did they say when you said show me in the contract etc.?

nice work. "another suv" haha theyh cant pull that crap.