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For many pet owners, the prospect of travelling without their animals presents a significant challenge. While options such as pet hotels and professional sitters exist, they often come with hefty price tags. As a result, many individuals turn to friends or family members to care for their pets while they’re away. This choice not only provides a familiar and comfortable environment for the pets but also offers a cost-effective solution for owners. Despite the convenience, however, coordinating pet care arrangements with friends can sometimes lead to unexpected challenges.
For one Redditor, helping out a friend by checking on their pet while they’re away seemed like a simple favour. However, an unexpected parking ticket received during this act of kindness led to tension and frustration between the two friends. OP un-intentionally parked in the wrong spot at her friend’s place due to which she received a parking ticket from HOA. But OP refused to pay the ticket because she was not aware of these rules as her friend hadn’t informed her before. Thus the situation escalated between the two.
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Source: Reddit
1. The OP asks if she is an AH for refusing to pay the parking ticket to her friend.
2. OP was cat-sitting her friend’s cat when she went on a vacation. While visiting her house to feed her cat, OP unintentionally parked in the wrong spot earning a parking ticket from the HOA.
3. Upon returning, OP’s friend asked her to pay for the parking ticket but OP refused to do so.
4. So now her friend is upset and demands OP to pay for the ticket. But OP still refuses to because she was not made aware of the rule beforehand so parking in the wrong spot is not her fault.
5. The law states that HOA can only fine the members living there thus her friend’s HOA can’t legally fine OP.
Now that you have read the story, it’s time for you to see what Redditors had to say about this. Read till the end to see what are other people’s opinions on this.
6. OP’s friend should have told her about the parking rule if she already knew about it and prevented such a situation.
7. The ticket is on the friend…she forgot to tell OP about the rule.
8. The friend should have clearly instructed OP on where to park, given that she knew OP would be visiting to feed the cat and was aware of the parking rule in the neighbourhood.
9. $25 for cat sitting is not expensive at all given the prices of professional cat sitters.
10. The friend should have notified OP about the separate parking space for guests.
11. Why should OP pay an illegal fine for helping out a friend?
12. Unfortunately, the OP has a very unappreciative friend.
13. The bottom line is OP is not the AH as her friend was the one who forgot to tell her the parking rule.
14. OP should present her friend with two options: either she pays for the ticket herself, or OP will cover the cost but will cease to do any favours for her in the future.
15. When living with HOA it is common sense to let the guests know of the rules to avoid inconveniences.
16. Friend is at fault as she didn’t relay the rules to OP.
17. It can be awkward to request that a friend cover a ticket resulting from your own oversight while they were assisting you.
18. The OP’s friend could have come up with an excuse in front of the HOA instead of putting all the blame on OP.
19. No one warned OP that he was doing something wrong so how would she have known that?
20. OP’s friend can afford to go on a vacation and lives with an HOA but can’t afford to pay $25 for a friend who helped her cat sit.
Other Redditors agree with OP, asserting that she isn’t obligated to pay the parking fine since her friend failed to inform her of the rules set by the HOA. Many believe that the resolution of this situation could potentially strain or even sever their friendship. Do share your thoughts too in the comments section below.
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