LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Lincoln resident and his homeowners association are duking it out in court over whether the man can park his car in his driveway, or whether he has to pull it into his garage.
The fight began when the Bishop Square homeowners association attempted to have Matt Catlett’s BMW towed from his own driveway in 2012, the Lincoln Journal Star reported (https://bit.ly/1jmMbUn ).
Catlett’s mother and home co-owner, Maureen Horner, interrupted the attempt to tow the car, paying the tow truck driver $80 to release the car.
The homeowners association said its covenant requires townhouse owners in the Lincoln development to park their cars inside their garages and that Catlett had been warned to do so.
Horner filed a civil complaint, asking a judge to settle the dispute.
Lancaster County District Judge Karen Flowers on Monday ruled that the covenant bars Bishop Square residents from routinely parking in the driveway. But she also prohibited the association from towing any vehicles parked in residents’ private drives.
The judge also awarded Horner $80 for the money she paid the tow truck driver.
Catlett said his mother plans to appeal.
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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, https://www.journalstar.com
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