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Paying for something every month usually means getting to decide who uses it, even when you temporarily step away.

One condo owner finds their roommate lending out a reserved parking spot, so would you share freely or insist nobody uses it without permission?

That disagreement leaves the roommate calling them selfish while the owner simply wants the space available whenever they come home.

Let’s see how this all went down.

AITA for not sharing my parking spot with neighbors when I stepped away?

I live in a condo with one parking garage and one outdoor parking spot.

They are both included in the condo under the stipulation I pay for the parking spot a sum of money with the association dues every month until I decide to sell.

My roommate who lives with me does not have a car, recently decided to lend my spot to the neighbor when I’m not using it/stepped aside because “they asked nicely”

OP was not happy about this.

I expressed disappointment and kindly asked them please don’t do this anymore.

I don’t think it’s fair for me to pay $$ every month to share my spot with someone else. Especially when there’s a 2 parking per unit limit some ppl somehow own like 4 cars.

Her roommate doesn’t see it that way.

My roommate said I was selfish for hoarding the spot cuz it wasn’t in use at that moment .

I explained that if the neighbors want a spot to park in they could use their own or park on street but it didn’t seem fair for me to be forced share when I’ve stepped away.

AITA here? Or just crazy 🤣😧

I can see both sides of the argument, but ultimately, OP is the one paying for the parking spot, so it’s OP’s decision. It’s not up to the roommate.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story.

This person asks several questions to clarify the situation.

She could turn it around on the roommate.

Here’s another suggestion the roommate wouldn’t like.

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This person thinks the roommate sounds selfish.

The owner pays for the spot, while the roommate already uses the garage for storage instead of a car.

After comparing the situation to lending out someone else’s Xbox, the roommate finally understood why the boundary mattered.

Commenters overwhelmingly agreed that being generous with somebody else’s property is not really generosity at all.

The spot may sit empty sometimes, but that does not make the roommate its volunteer parking attendant.